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Dating is a place to practice how to relate to other people.

Henry Cloud

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
Preacher
Psychologist
Vicksburg
Mississippi
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Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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Consequences give us the pain that motivates us to change.
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Good pain is pain in the service of a purpose. Bad pain is pain endured because we are resisting a needed growth step.
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If you continue to blame other people for “making” you feel guilty, they still have power over you, and you are saying that you will only feel good when they stop doing that. You are giving them control over your life. Stop blaming other people.
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Anger is frustration at the fact that we are not God, and do not have control over reality.
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It is true that you get what you tolerate.
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When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well.
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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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When you encourage someone, it literally changes their brain chemistry to be able to perform... sends fuel to the brain.
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People tend to look at dating sort of like a safari - like they're trying to land the trophy.
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Because 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.
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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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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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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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Dating is primarily a numbers game.... People usually go through a lot of people to find good relationships. That's just the way it is.
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The sad thing is that many of us come to Christ because we are sinners, and then spend the rest of our lives trying to pretend that we are not!
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If you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy and you have to be connected to a community that is doing what you want to do.
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