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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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Henry Cloud
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 17
Preacher
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Some goals are not going to fulfill you. Choose goals that you value and care about.
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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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In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.
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Independence is not an option for us. Remember, God existed without us.
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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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A leader's responsibility is to cause a vision and mission to have tangible results in the real world.
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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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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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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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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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We need rest not just so we feel better. We need rest for actual creation of what we're going to need the next day.
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Be Hard on the issue, Soft on the person.
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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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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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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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