A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.
Interpretation
Laughter can be a powerful remedy for emotional pain.
This quote by Madeleine L'Engle emphasizes the therapeutic power of laughter. It suggests that humor and joy can alleviate suffering, bringing comfort during difficult times and acting as a salve for various emotional wounds.
In practice
In a speech about overcoming adversity, one might say, 'As Madeleine L'Engle wisely noted, a good laugh heals a lot of hurts.'
Truth is what is true, and it's not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing. Truth does not contradict or deny facts, but it goes through and beyond facts. This is something that it is very difficult for some people to understand. Truth can be dangerous.
George MacDonald gives me renewed strength during times of trouble--times when I have seen people tempted to deny God--when he says, "The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but that their sufferings might be like his.
If you don't recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are.
I never want to lose the story-loving child within me, or the adolescent, or the young woman, or the middle-aged one, because all together they help me to be fully alive on this journey, and show me that I must be willing to go where it takes me, even through the valley of the shadow.
The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions.
When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.
And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence or the other. I don't believe that there is any good career move or bad career move. I believe there are only the things that make me happy.
If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow, why oh why can't I?
I was born lucky, and I have lived lucky. What I had was used. What I still have is being used. Lucky.
I'm very lucky, I'm happy with life because my experiences led me to do what I had to do. I don't have any regrets whatsoever.
I had a great tennis career. I have no regrets. But to find peace with yourself, and to finally be with your family - I'm probably the happiest guy in the world.
Life seems to go on without effort when I am filled with music.
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