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Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

Henry Cloud

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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
Preacher
Psychologist
Vicksburg
Mississippi
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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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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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Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel.
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Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives.
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There's no better way to become a disintegrated character than to be your own authority.
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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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There is a big difference between hurt and harm. We all hurt sometimes in facing hard truths, but it makes us grow. It can be the source of huge growth. That is not harmful. Harm is when you damage someone. Facing reality is usually not a damaging experience, even though it can hurt.
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That is why success and fruitfulness depend as much upon focusing on the who you are as much as the what of the work you do. Invest in your character, and it will give you the returns that you are looking for by only investing in the work itself. You can't do the latter without the former.
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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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One of the worst things you can die with is potential.
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Encourage literally came from in courage. The courage is put into you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.
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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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It’s scary to realize that the only thing holding our friends to us isn’t our performance, or our lovability, or their guilt, or their obligation. The only thing that will keep them calling, spending time with us, and putting up with us is love. And that’s the one thing we can’t control.
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Christianity is not about morality. It's about reality.
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True intimacy is only build around the freedom to disagree.
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Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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