Almost never do two people fall in love on the same day, and almost never do they fall out of love on the same day.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry. WINSTON CHURCHILL.
God loves you – as a person and as a unique individual. – Susan Campbell –.
An ancient sage once said, “A soft answer turns away anger.
The key to quality time is found in the values and priorities you as parents determine to cherish and implement in your home.
A child who misbehaves has a need. To overlook the need behind the misbehavior can prevent us from doing the right thing. Asking ourselves, “What can I do to correct my child’s behavior?” often leads to thoughtless punishment. Asking, “What does my child need?” lets us proceed with confidence that we will handle the situation well.
In the context of marriage, if we do not feel loved, our differences are magnified. We come to view each other as a threat to our happiness. We fight for self-worth and significance, and marriage becomes a battlefield rather than a haven.
You can’t train them to express their anger in mature ways simply by getting upset at them and forcing them to stop venting their anger.
A true friend cares more about what is right than about pleasing you.
One way to express love emotionally is to use words that build up. Solomon, author of the ancient Hebrew Wisdom Literature, wrote, “The tongue has the power of life and death.”2 Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other. Solomon further noted, “An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.
Your emotional love language and the language of your spouse may be as different as Chinese from English.
The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love. It is a fact, however, that when we receive afirming words we are far more likely to be motivated to reciprocate.
True Christianity does more than feel empathy for those in need. True Christianity meets that need. – James Stuart Bell –.
Love is the most important word in the English language – and the most confusing.
GET TOUGH. Mental and spiritual toughness go together. Deepen your commitment to your most essential values and mentally rehearse the specific ways you can take positive action.
I’m now much less of an asset to the company than I could be. I keep my head down and for self-preservation just do my work with little conversation with anyone. Yet the irony is this: in my self-preservation, I’m actually destroying myself. In bottling up my unexpressed feelings, I’m making myself sick emotionally and physically.
Valentine’s Day is a day to be expressive and grateful to the one you love. – James Stuart Bell –.
The ones we love often don’t need our judgment – they need our prayers. – Dianne Fraser –.
When an action does not come naturally to you it is a greater expression of love.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. – Galatians 5:22–23.