Love is not only realistic, but our only hope of survival.
Psychologist William James said that possibly the deepest human need is the need to feel appreciated. Words of affirmation will meet that need in many individuals.
A supportive environment and attitude will help our children learn at home. Children are more emotional than cognitive – that is, they remember feelings more readily than they do facts. This means that your children remember how they felt in a particular situation much more easily than they recall the details of the event. For instance, a child listening to a story will remember exactly how she felt long after she forgets the lesson.
Hospitality doesn’t have to be perfect, just heartfelt. – Susan A. Karas.
Love is not our only emotional need. Psychologists have observed that among our basic needs are the need for security, self-worth, and significance. Love, however, interfaces with all of those. If I feel loved by my spouse, I can relax, knowing that my lover will do me no ill. I feel secure in her presence. I may face many uncertainties in my vocation. I may have enemies in other areas of my life, but with my spouse I feel secure.
We all need support, in the workplace and beyond it. When we both give and receive, we stand a much better chance of survival.
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy; where there is darkness, light.
Negativism in two-year-olds is a normal step of development, one way the child begins to separate psychologically from his mother or father.
It’s too easy to complain. A heart of love finds the good, and, if necessary, helps change the bad things. – Zach Davidson –.
If you are to become an effective gift giver, you may have to change your attitude about money.
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying ‘Make Me Feel Important.’ Never forget that when working with people.” Mary Kay Ash.
Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary confinement is considered the cruelest of punishments. At the heart of humankind’s existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another.
God is our example in parenting.
Remember love, not hate, equals peace.
For example, a wife might pressure her husband to look for a more lucrative job. The wife thinks she’s encouraging her spouse, but to him it sounds more like condemnation. But if he has the desire and motivation to seek a better position, her words will bolster his resolve. Until he has that desire, her words will come across as judgmental and guilt inducing. They express not love but rejection.
Friends and flowers are two of God’s most extravagant blessings. Nurture both.
Following God’s commands always leads to blessing. – Sarah Bergman.
A positive message delivered in a negative manner will always reap negative results. As one child said, “My parents are yelling and screaming at me, telling me not to yell and scream. They expect me to do something they have not learned to do. It’s unfair.
The words “I love you” should never be diluted with conditional statements.
Quality time is a parent’s gift of presence to a child. It conveys this message: “You are important. I like being with you.