The question is not whether we will barbecue, but how we will barbecue. — Joan Z. Borysenko Barbecue Copy Share Image
Healing is the rediscovery of who we are and who we have always been. — Joan Z. Borysenko Healing Copy Share Image
Everyday brings a choice: to practice stress or to practice peace. — Joan Z. Borysenko Anxiety Copy Share Image
Unpredictability is closely related to uncontrollability. — Joan Z. Borysenko Closely Copy Share Image
Most research is a synthesis of problem solving and creativity. — Joan Z. Borysenko Creativity Copy Share Image
Learning to be aware of feelings, how they arise and how to use them creatively so they guide us to happiness, is… — Joan Z. Borysenko Arise Copy Share Image
Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past. — Joan Z. Borysenko Business Copy Share Image
We drop like pebbles into the ponds of each other's souls, and the orbit of our ripples continues to expand, intersecting with… — Joan Z. Borysenko Orbit Copy Share Image
May I be at peace. May I awaken to the light of my own true nature. May I be healed and may… — Joan Z. Borysenko Awaken Copy Share Image
The question is not if we are going to die or not, but how are we going to live. — Joan Z. Borysenko Dies Copy Share Image
Throughout the life cycle we consciously and unconsciously edit the events of our life, trying to give them meaning. — Joan Z. Borysenko Consciously Copy Share Image
If we believe that the universe is unfriendly and that our very souls are in danger, peace will be elusive at best. — Joan Z. Borysenko Believe Copy Share Image
The stereotype of aging as a progressive loss of function is generally true only for people who stop functioning. — Joan Z. Borysenko Aging Copy Share Image
If we don't forgive ourselves for our mistakes, and others for the wounds they have inflicted upon us, we end up crippled… — Joan Z. Borysenko Blanket Copy Share Image
Every act of kindness and compassion toward others gets multiplied when they, in turn, pass it on. One by one the world… — Joan Z. Borysenko Acts of kindness Copy Share Image
Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use. We can look for… — Joan Z. Borysenko Appreciate Copy Share Image
If you take a single step toward positive change, that divine energy will take a hundred steps toward you. New worlds and… — Joan Z. Borysenko Amazement Copy Share Image
A spiritually optimistic point of view holds that the universe is woven out of a fabric of love. Everything that is happening… — Joan Z. Borysenko Adversity Copy Share Image
Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self, it's… — Joan Z. Borysenko Desire Copy Share Image
A mystic sees beyond the illusion of separateness into the intricate web of life in which all things are expressions of a… — Joan Z. Borysenko All things Copy Share Image
To nourish the soul means to become kinder, more compassionate, wiser, and more loving, often through the making of difficult choices that… — Joan Z. Borysenko Choices Copy Share Image
Forgiveness entails the authentic acceptance of our own worthiness as human beings, the understanding that mistakes are opportunities for growth, awareness and… — Joan Z. Borysenko Acceptance Copy Share Image
Nature is another important aspect of nourishing the soul. After a hike in the mountains where we live, for instance, I feel… — Joan Z. Borysenko Aspect Copy Share Image
Growth of the soul is our goal, and there are many ways to encourage that growth, such as through love, nature, healing… — Joan Z. Borysenko Action Copy Share Image
Learning to listen to ourselves is a way of learning to love ourselves. — Joan Z. Borysenko Healing Copy Share Image
True peacefulness comes from abandoning the illustion that satisfying desires brings pleasure. — Joan Z. Borysenko Desire Copy Share Image
Have we arrived at our own faith and our own path or simply internalized the beliefs of parents, clergy, spouse, or friends? — Joan Z. Borysenko Belief Copy Share Image
When we are capable of living in the moment free from the tyranny of "shoulds," free from the nagging sensation that this… — Joan Z. Borysenko Capable Copy Share Image
