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> [“Lasting healing comes from being curious rather than controlling, from mercy rather than manipulation, from responding rather than reacting. It is about opening what has been closed, reclaiming what has been hidden, and remembering what has been forgotten.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/lasting-healing-comes-from-being-curious-rather-than-controlling-from/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

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## More by Mary O'Malley

> [“I truly don’t know what will happen in my life, and I don’t need to know. My life will unfold the way it needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/i-truly-don-t-know-what-will-happen-in-my-life-and-i-don-t-need-to/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“With full attention, you become an instrument of healing on our planet, for all that you touch and every being you meet is then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/with-full-attention-you-become-an-instrument-of-healing-on-our-planet/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Life is set up to bring up what has been bound up, so it can open up to be freed up, so you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/life-is-set-up-to-bring-up-what-has-been-bound-up-so-it-can-open-up/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“It is also important to understand that, even though you have been taught to believe that your mind is in charge of life, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/it-is-also-important-to-understand-that-even-though-you-have-been/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Our core addiction is to struggle. All of the other addictions are an attempt to numb out from the heartache and stress that come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/our-core-addiction-is-to-struggle-all-of-the-other-addictions-are-an/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Happiness arises from getting what you want, and this comes and goes. Joy arises from being with what is – all of it!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/happiness-arises-from-getting-what-you-want-and-this-comes-and-goes/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“As you get to know what takes you away from life, you have more moments throughout your day, when your mind, body and heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/as-you-get-to-know-what-takes-you-away-from-life-you-have-more/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“We live in a story in our heads that is always trying to get us to “do” life, dictating to us, telling us we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/we-live-in-a-story-in-our-heads-that-is-always-trying-to-get-us-to-do/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“As you get to know what takes you away from life, you have more moments throughout the day where your mind, body and heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/as-you-get-to-know-what-takes-you-away-from-life-you-have-more-2/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“As you get to know what takes you away from life, you have more moments throughout your day where your mind, body and heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/as-you-get-to-know-what-takes-you-away-from-life-you-have-more-3/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Lasting healing comes from being curious rather than controlling, from mercy rather than manipulation, from responding rather than reacting. It is about opening what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/lasting-healing-comes-from-being-curious-rather-than-controlling-from/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Be kind with what is unkind inside of you. This will heal you, your loved ones and the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/be-kind-with-what-is-unkind-inside-of-you-this-will-heal-you-your/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Joy comes from the ability to be with life as it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/joy-comes-from-the-ability-to-be-with-life-as-it-is/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“We live in a story in our heads that is always trying to get us to 'do' life, telling us we need to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/we-live-in-a-story-in-our-heads-that-is-always-trying-to-get-us-to-do-2/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

> [“Happiness arises from getting what you want, and this comes and goes in your life. Joy arises from being with what is – all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-o-malley/happiness-arises-from-getting-what-you-want-and-this-comes-and-goes-2/)

[Mary O'Malley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-o-malley/)

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