All Quotes By Tag: Laurie-nadel

“Catastrophic events serve a higher purpose.”

“Disasters make us aware that the life force within us needs tending daily. This is why we are here.” – Dr. Anne Redelfs”

“Heading into any one-year anniversary, our emotional climate shifts. We enter a new season of the heart.”

“The second gift––patience––helps us deal with not knowing how long this is going to last.”

“Empathy connects us to another person’s experience without judgment.”

“There are two types of problems: the ones we pay attention to so that we can come up with solutions, and those from which we run away.”

“Breathing is our primary nonverbal language.”

“We have to expect the unexpected and keep going, even without a map or direction.”

“The unrealistic belief that we are somehow entitled to go through life unmoved by other people’s suffering further limits our ability to cope with our own.”

“Getting up and putting on your shoes after a disaster is a badge of honor.” — Dr. Thomas Demaria”

“True healing is when you somehow transform the nature of how you perceive what you have gone through.” — Dr. Thomas Demaria”

“In uncharted territory, we need new thinking, new ways of processing intense emotions, and new behavioral choices.”

“It is our American tradition to come together in times of tragedy. This is how we grow as a people and as a nation.”

“We need to find the humility to admit that we are indeed powerless and helpless so we can take the first steps in finding ways to heal. – Dr. Thomas Demaria”

“God never closes a door without opening a window. But we have to look for it.” – Sarah Mahoney”