There’s no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
HENRY CLOUDThe fool tries to adjust the truth so he does not have to adjust to it.
More Henry Cloud Quotes
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The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that’s present.
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Confronting an irresponsible person is not painful to him; only consequences are.
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Whatever’s happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don’t treat it like it’s the whole story. Keep writing the story.
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Everything has seasons, and we have to be able to recognize when something’s time has passed and be able to move into the next season. Everything that is alive requires pruning as well, which is a great metaphor for endings.
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Couples often live out years of falsehood trying to protect and save a relationship, all the while destroying any chance of real relationship.
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I’m not an expert in the sociological realities of all the pastors in the world, but I would say that there are some very, very positive things about the state of integrity in church leaders.
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We change our behavior when the pain of staying the same becomes greater than the pain of changing. Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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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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A person who hasn’t grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.
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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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Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
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To grow, we need things that we do not have and cannot provide, and we need to have a source of those things who looks favorably upon us and who does things for us for our own good.
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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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We have our own thoughts, and if we want others to know them, we must tell them.
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