Naomi Judd
For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.Collection: Medical
It's so important for those living with chronic pain to establish good communication with both their healthcare professionals and caregivers. Clear communication about pain is vital to receiving proper diagnosis and effective treatment.Collection: Communication
I'm not just a big-haired redhead country singer who dresses flamboyantly, has this wicked sense of humor and wears rhinestones.Collection: Humor
Your body hears everything your mind says.Collection: Health
Solitude is creativity's best friend, and solitude is refreshment for our souls.Collection: Best
A dead end street is a good place to turn around.Collection: Good
There are many paths but only one journey.
Ignorance is my least favorite thing. I really think it's at the core of all our problems.
I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are as individuals in this culture anymore.
I learned more about myself by being an RN than anything else I've ever done.
You shouldn't be ashamed of your pain. You have the right to have your pain treated.
I've had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being defined from within, and thinking for themselves instead of thinking about that silly culture out there, it's powerful modeling.
It will kill four times as many Americans as AIDS will over the next decade. I feel that what ever kind of disability God has given me, as an entertainer and as a public figure, it is so I can be a representative for others.
They're trying to tell us that we're not right, so we have to buy their products. The number one cause of mental illness is not knowing who you are and you can't know who you are if you don't spend time honoring yourself, and living in the present.
When you're a caregiver, you need to realize that you've got to take care of yourself, because, not only are you going to have to rise to the occasion and help someone else, but you have to model for the next generation.
Change is the one thing we can be sure of.
We're spirited and spiritual... and fun follows us around.
I've never experienced chronic pain myself, but I have known many people over the years who have.
I'm a communicator.
I'm a registered, vetted gun owner, but that's because I live way out in the country, like way out in the middle of nowhere.
I grew up in a family of secrets; there was a lot of pathology in the family.
I'm a darned good listener.
I love the ocean, but I'm just not one to lie on the beach.
You only get to be a victim once. After that, you're a volunteer.Collection: Volunteer
Hope is a gift we give ourselves, and it remains when all else is gone.Collection: Giving
Nothing beats love. Love is the greatest healing power there is; nothing else comes close. Not ancient cures, modern medicines and technologies, or all the interesting books we read or the wise things we say and think. Love has a transformational power.Collection: Love
Experience gives us the tests first and the lessons later.Collection: Giving
No one's born with their destiny stamped on their forehead ... we make the choices to fulfill our destiny.Collection: Destiny
Slow down, simplify and be kind.Collection: Be Kind
An expert is just somebody from out of town with slides.Collection: Experts
Your real identity is your spiritual being. And every problem, if you're a spiritual being, every problem has a spiritual solution.Collection: Spiritual
I'm divorced and I've been to the circus and seen the clowns. This ain't my first rodeo.Collection: Relationship
People always say 'They [teens] need a good talking to.' I've never agreed with that. A kid needs a good listening to.Collection: Kids
Once you start to question your life you get to a higher level of awareness. It's like turning a light on-voila you see you have choices and choices are sacred.Collection: Light
I have faith, I believe in God and I've gotten through all the problems I had because of those three things: my faith, my hope and my belief in an eternal God.Collection: Believe
You're only a victim once. The next time you're an accomplice.Collection: Next
A dead end street is a good place to turn around. Can't really fault the logic of that, unless you want to go down the dead end of course!Collection: Want
Having worked as a labor and delivery nurse...I've seen ultrasounds...you know that those babies are real.Collection: Baby
Your father leaving your family, that's your bedrock for all your future relationships and that's your security when you're a kid.Collection: Father
I don't think we spend enough time in reflection and introspection. We don't know who we are as individuals in this culture any more.Collection: Reflection
If you know anything about me, you know that my life's taken a few unexpected curves and crashes along the way. But hey, at least I can say I took the scenic route!Collection: Life
I always had, you know, in the book of Hebrews, I think it's chapter 11, verse 1, where it says, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." I always had this sense that there was something on the other side. That there was something better.Collection: Book
I'm certainly not ashamed to say that I was on some anti-depressant medications. I believe there are times in life where we have to raise our hand and say I need help. I found a good doctor.Collection: Believe
We forget, we have a short memory and we're human. This morning my Scripture was Isaiah 26:3, which said, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee for he trusteth in Thee.Collection: Morning