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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Anand Thakur
You have to be able to face losing some things you might want in order to be free to do the right thing.
HENRY CLOUDPeople tend to look at dating sort of like a safari – like they’re trying to land the trophy.
HENRY CLOUDSpouses in healthy relationships cherish each other’s space and are champions of each other’s causes.
HENRY CLOUDSome goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
HENRY CLOUDLeave your pride, ego, and narcissism somewhere else. Reactions from those parts of you will reinforce your children’s most primitive fears.
HENRY CLOUDBecause dating is a human exercise, it can be a tightrope fraught with danger. You will be dating imperfect people, and some of them are more imperfect than others. In addition, you are not perfect either, so that complicates the picture.
HENRY CLOUDWho a person is will ultimately determine if their brains, talents, competencies, energy, effort, deal-making abilities, and opportunities will succeed.
HENRY CLOUDEndings 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.
HENRY CLOUDWe 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.
HENRY CLOUDDont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most important thing you can do is just get back up on the horse.
HENRY CLOUDTo rescue people from the natural consequences of their behavior is to render them powerless.
HENRY CLOUDTo 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.
HENRY CLOUDThe mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.
HENRY CLOUDThe 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.
HENRY CLOUDThe human heart will seek to be known, understood, and connected with above all else. If you do not connect, the ones you care about will find someone who will.
HENRY CLOUDThere is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn’t. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.
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