Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
HENRY CLOUDBe Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
More Henry Cloud Quotes
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For someone’s character to grow, it has to be free from internal attack. Falling down never stopped children from developing. But getting yelled at, criticized, and put down can stop them for life.
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We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we’re going to need the next day.
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He is the Truth, and He wants us to deal in truth with ourselves and our loved ones. We want the truth about you and your family to flood into and overrun the secrets that keep you in bondage to dysfunctional behavior and relationships.
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Who a person is will ultimately determine if their brains, talents, competencies, energy, effort, deal-making abilities, and opportunities will succeed.
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If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.
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You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
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We have our own thoughts, and if we want others to know them, we must tell them.
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You will not grow without attempting to do things you are unable to do.
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Values are sometimes worth living and dying for, and are certainly worth dating and breaking up over.
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The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.
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Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.
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The physicality of a real relationship – one that encompasses mind, body and soul – ultimately makes it more fulfilling and powerful than any virtual relationship ever could be.
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Marriage is not slavery. It is based on a love relationship deeply rooted in freedom. Each partner is free from the other and therefore free to love the other. Where there is control, or perception of control, there is not love. Love only exists where there is freedom.
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Diligence is not easy, but we can’t reach our goals without it.
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Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
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