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Nobody has the power to make you miserable . . . unless you choose to give them that power. Choose to enjoy every drop of today!

Gary Chapman

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Gary Chapman
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 10
Author
Radio Personality
Writer
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Gary Demonte Chapman
Nobody
Enjoy
Power
Give
Today
Drop
Giving
Miserable
Every
Unless
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Choose

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We cannot erase the past, but we can accept it as history.
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When people respond too quickly, they often respond to the wrong issue. Listening helps us focus on the heart of the conflict. When we listen, understand, and respect each other's ideas, we can then find a solution in which both of us are winners.
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Real love - This kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth.
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You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.
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Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty LOVE TANK.
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People tend to criticize their spouse most loudly in the area where they themselves have the deepest emotional need.
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We can certainly see contemporary examples of people who radically change. As long you believe your spouse will never change and you keep telling yourself that, then you live with no hope. But if you understand that that's a myth, then you open up the door to hope.
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Love is the most powerful weapon in the world for good. I really believe that.
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I think another [myth] is that some marriages are just hopeless. This is a common thing I hear from people, Well, I just think there are some marriages that are hopeless, Dr. Chapman, don't you agree with that? I say I understand the feeling, but the fact is that there are no marriages that are hopeless.
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I wrote this book [ Desperate Marriages] because of my own marriage. My wife and I struggled greatly in the early years of marriage. In spite of the fact that we were Christians before we got married, we prayed about getting married, we believed it was God's will for us to get married, and we still had great struggles.
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The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love.
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Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.
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When I admit my own imperfections, it doesn't mean I am a bad person.
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The one who chooses to love will find appropriate ways to express that decision everyday.
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My attitude affects my actions. So, if I have a negative attitude about it, then it is going to show up in the way I respond, but if I have a positive attitude, then I start looking for the things I can do that will make my life better and make the lives of people around me better.
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Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other.
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Isolation is devastating to the human psyche.
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Good marriages are built upon a combination of emotional love and a common commitment to a core of beliefs about what is important in life and what we wish to do with our lives. Speaking each other's primary love language creates the emotional climate where these beliefs can be fleshed out in daily life.
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I think one of the other myths is that your environment determines your happiness. That if you are living with an alcoholic or living with a depressed spouse for a long time, you are just going to be unhappy.
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Love is a choice you make everyday.
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