Healing Relationships Quotes

“THE SPACE BETWEEN US
Mind the space, so long endured,
it’s best for our protection.
I hope it’s true, for if it’s not
a thousand loves have I betrayed.

Look closer, dear,
a voice it sings as if it was a lullaby.
But if I heed it may become
the lure of my demise.

In fear, we come together
seeking a place of refuge.
In fear, we keep the space
lest our refuge become our captor.

The moments of sweetness
so easily discarded
when danger calls from
the abyss between the two.

Do not push away love’s hand
in punishment for what it cannot give.
Together we bypass the gap
which is as deep as it is old.

Forget the chasm
so jaded with angry dreams.
Our fear is empty-handed.
Love’s hand has room for the other.”
― Donna Goddard, Love's Longing

“Bit by bit, our people begin to embody the changed anticipation of being cared for and treated with kindness and respect.

Part of what strengthens this new way of being comes from us having co-internalized one another.

We continue to be their reflective companion on the outside, and they will also feel how we continue to carry them with us in our inner world.

It is quite beautiful to watch this healing unfold, often revealing itself as changes in body, feeling, behavior, relational choices first, then later affirmed in more frequent words of tenderness toward themselves.”
― Bonnie Badenoch, The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships

“Even though our most prized personal bondings are, generally, selfish and egotistical, they are also our saviour. Through them, we learn to see the essence of ourselves, each other, and life. Our relationships are transformed and so are we. Offer your relationships to God and you will not be disappointed with what is made of them.”
― Donna Goddard, Waldmeer

“He  gave  me a  second  chance  with  my  father,  but  I know  that  God  allowed  all  this  to  happen  so  that everything  goes  according  to  the  plan  that  He  has for  my  life.”
― Chimnese Davids, Redeeming Soul

“Love breaks everyone’s hearts. If we are lucky, it then remakes them.”
― Donna Goddard, Nanima: Spiritual Fiction

“If you abruptly stop seeing someone after a relationship crisis, it can become so awkward and difficult to see them that you never do. That creates a lot of bad karma and certainly works against healing. Even if it’s uncomfortable, it’s better to see the person.”
― Donna Goddard, Geboor: Spiritual Fiction

“Shared awareness is where love begins again — not in fixing the past, but in finally seeing each other clearly, quietly, and without defense.”
― Jonathan Harnisch