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I've added some new quotes today (but also kept the earlier ones below)
And the next two quotes are from a wise Uncle on this site called BrownWolf http://www.dearcupid.org/people/brownwolf
“I very thankful for the ounce of common sense I have...because sense is not that common. :) “
"Stay away from foolish people; they have nothing to teach you."
That quote about foolish people from BrownWolf is so true. A weak person cannot be trusted. With a strong person you have more certainty, they are not afraid to stand up and be counted when they are needed.
And I especially like BrownWolf's first quote above on common sense and so I asked BrownWolf for permission to replicate it here. BrownWolf then generously offered the second quote, above, as well.
When you meet a person for the first time, then imagine they are facing their biggest challenge ever:
With this mind-set it reminds us to be kind and use empathy because we can never truly know the extent of personal challenges a person is currently facing.
Badgering a person and humiliation with unreasonable demands for "I have to know" is more likely to harm than help. We do not "have to know". Be kind. Listen carefully and remain supportive. Then the person will willingly reveal more and feel safe to reveal more again.
We can never assume that things are much easier than things are for ourselves.
It encourages one to listen carefully and employ empathy in our dealings with others.
In life we face many things. But with each challenge we can grow a little stronger. When you meet a person with great strength of character it is possible that they grew that strength as a result of some very tough obstacles and some personal tragedies.
Never underestimate such a person.
Strength does not imply brutality nor cruelty and often not even physical strength.
A truly strong person will never seek to harm another. They know their strength and they know that kindness will move mountains more easily than brutality.
Then there is one of my favourites: Sun Tzu.
The wisdom of Sun Tzu is still as fresh as the day he wrote it 4000 years ago:
“A leader leads by example not by force. “
And now some less well known quotes:
“It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.”
by Daisaku Ikeda
“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.”
by Maya Angelou
“Challenges are what will make us stronger.”
by Zainab Alsaati
Respect other people's feelings. Even if it doesn't mean anything to you, it could mean everything to them. (quoted by many, but generally considered to be by 'unknown')
'As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.'.....Andrew Carnegie
I also respect the Chinese idea of "face" - there is no need to humiliate people. It demeans the one doing the demeaning. there are better ways to call a person to account with dignity. Focus on the Issue when there is a problem rather than be accusatory to the person
'Spilled water is hard to regain' (fù shu nán shou)
"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt,
kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate." .....Albert Schweitzer
'A sunny disposition is worth more than fortune.
Young people should know that it can be cultivated; that the mind like the body can be moved from the shade into sunshine'. .Andrew Carnegie
"We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds." ... Author Unknown, from A Great Life Lesson
“It always seems impossible until it's done.”... Nelson Mandella
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless." .....Mother Teresa
"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough." .....Franklin D. Roosevelt
'Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.'...Andrew Carnegie
what's your favourite quote?
But all is not sweetness, kindness and light in this complex world.
There really are afflicted and inadequate people in this world who get their pleasure from deliberately trying to hurt others.
They do this out of an inflated sense of their importance in the scheme of things. They feel entitled to be mean to others. They have become arrogant over the years.
Yet they are not the strong individuals they think they are. Instead they are passive aggressive bullies.
There are those afflicted with traits that are so petty and unkind that one wonders what has happened to make them that way?
Their arrogance will not allow them to step back and get help for their afflictions.
Instead, like a bull in a china shop, they just keep on head butting harder and harder, using the same tactics they've been using for years to try to get their own way.
What traits cause the problems for such insecure arrogant persons with an inflated sense of entitlement?
Here are a few of the afflictions that continually cause problems in their relationships:
Negativity?
Passive Aggression?
Being Hate filled towards those they see as ''less'' than themselves = everyone?
Envy
Jealousy
For those afflicted with those horrible traits all I can feel for these tormented souls is pity that they are beset with such inadequacies and negativity.
The traits result in them concocting a lie that they are the victims, when in reality they are instead the bullies, the overly judgmental and nasty arrogant persons who enjoy hurting others.
Just feel sorry for them and their inadequate responses.
Then go forth and find things to enjoy in life. Find the positive, find ways to be supportive and kind to others. It is win win in every way on all sides.
Turn your back on cruel unkind and bitter people. Leave them to scheme alone. Their negativity causes their faces to betray their bitterness within.
Their hearts harden and they wonder why others can be so unaffected by all their schemes to hurt others. They are the losers who think their nastiness towards others is justified. |
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They managed without you while you were away?
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It's complicated. He will visit me. But often pushes for more physical content than I want. But he discourages me visiting him. Why?
Q. Have been into a relationship with a guy for more than 4 years now we both love each other. He calls me and he pays me a visit. I need a new jobc so that occupies my time, but I'm less busy in weekends. Each time i pay him visit he kisses me on...
A. 9 January 2013: You are not his only girl friend. Sadly, while you may be exclusive, he is not exclusive, it would appear.
And he is not as respectful as he should be. Pushing for more sexual contact, before you are ready, is a Red Flag that he is not resp... (read in full...)
She totally destroyed my confidence. How to get her out of my head? How to move on from the hurt?
Q. Hi my girlfriend I had for two years was paranoid about me thinking I was looking at other girls eying them up and kept on saying that someone else comes along I would be off ,I kept on reassuring her and telling her I loved her ,she turned her ...
A. 6 January 2013: what a disagreeable girl.
Clearly she has Issues of her own. She's not worth another minute of your time.
I wish you well in the future.... (read in full...)
She totally destroyed my confidence. How to get her out of my head? How to move on from the hurt?
Q. Hi my girlfriend I had for two years was paranoid about me thinking I was looking at other girls eying them up and kept on saying that someone else comes along I would be off ,I kept on reassuring her and telling her I loved her ,she turned her ...
A. 6 January 2013: You may think you still are in love with her. But reading how diabolically twisted this girl is and the lies, manipulation and nastiness of this girls is an eyeopener. I think there is something wrong with her, to the extent that she can tell a lie ... (read in full...)
I have no motivation. How can I stop procrastinating and enjoy life?
Q. Not sure what is wrong... I have been feeling sad, lack motivation, and interest. I just want to watch tv all day except when I have to go to work. I have tons of things I need to get done in life, but I just sit on my couch and put it off. What c...
A. 6 January 2013: Procrastination can go hand in hand with some anxiety.
So this can be anxiety or even depression even if you think there is nothing in your life that could cause you to be anxious or depressed.
Visit your doctor and explain your symptoms. i... (read in full...)
What can I do about my friends rude boyfriend?
Q. I've known my friend for years longer than his boyfriend. I can't stand my friends boyfriend because he is so rude. He always answers for my friend and butts in. My friend can answer for himself. The boyfriend also answers everything with " if you...
A. 6 January 2013: What a bore he sounds. First deal with your boyfriend and arrange some outings where the other guy is not advised and is not invited.
Then ask your Bf to deal with the rudness and that may be all you need to do.
But if it is not enough..... ... (read in full...)
Are public displays of affection at work OK or not? In disagreement with my BF over this.
Q. Hello! Hope you can help with some advice on this small issue. How much physical contact is OK/to be expected from your partner when at work? We work in different departments and when we met up for lunch he wanted to walk with his arm arou...
A. 6 January 2013: if you are still in the serious crush zone in the first three months I can understand people being indiscreet at work and stealing a kiss here and there. People tolerate that as they know the couple are temprarily deranged with the feelings they are ... (read in full...)
Can a drunken kiss ever be a sincere kiss?
Q. So I've known this guy for 15 years, but we've never really talked. Over the years we've seen each other at parties, sometimes drunk and other times not, and we talk at all of the parties. Before Christmas, we talked while I was drunk and he was s...
A. 6 January 2013: Some men need a few drinks to get the courage to do what they want to do anyway.
But are too scared to do it when sober.
That said I would trust a sober kiss more than a kiss when a person has medicated themselves with alcohol in order to los... (read in full...)
No GF, I am a virgin and I failed college. My self esteem is at an all time low. How can I gain confidence?
Q. I am finding it very hard to like myself right now. I flunked out at college, I am a virgin and I have never had a girlfriend or kissed a girl. I have accomplished nothing and feel that I never will. I will be turning 22 in a few days and I don't ...
A. 5 January 2013: At your age it can be very easy to think that you have not yet achieved your dreams and it all looks too hard. You are not alone. Some very very successful people have faced a situation just like you. In fact wanting to be successful can often be ... (read in full...)
Boyfriend has not treated me right since he discovered I had a one night stand before dating him. Do I end things?
Q. My boyfriend and I have been together for a few years and we are getting married soon. At the beginning, he was really sweet, caring and understanding. The kind of guy that I have always wished for. However, one day, I told him that I had an one ...
A. 4 January 2013: Should you stay? No. He my have seemed too good to be true, but that was only one side of him. His other side may not have emerged until you'd been married 5 weeks, or 5 months or 5 years. But eventually his nasty side would have surfaced.... (read in full...)
My boyfriend arranged for his 4 year old daughter to live with us without talking to me first
Q. I am a 24 year old dating a wonderful 32 year old man. I've known from the beginning that he has a 4 year old daughter from an ex- girlfriend. We live in Colorado, and the daughter lives with her mother in Florida. My borfriend visits his daughter ...
A. 4 January 2013: You are not being unreasonable at all. You will have to arrange child care and that will impact on your household budget.
If you already had a child and you were spending some extended time home then the stress on your relationship would still be t... (read in full...)
I'm interested in hearing from aunts with counseling, psychology, social work studies or careers.
Q. Howdy aunts and uncles, love your work by the way :) So basically I've lost my job a couple of weeks ago, wasn't an enjoyable job, just something to pay the bills and now I'm ready to pursue a career in something I'm interested in. Which has l...
A. 4 January 2013: One important thing to consider is that with the ageing population in the West that any careers that focus on meeting the needs of the aged population will be a money spinner for the next thirty years.
Demographically in the west the aged popu... (read in full...)
Why did my husband not include me on the pregnancy email?
Q. I recently entered my second trimester in my pregnancy. My husband and I are both very excited about having a baby. He recently sent a mass email to his co-workers and our friends announcing our pregnancy, but he didn't include me on the email. I ...
A. 3 January 2013: hi
Thank you for the update.
Here's a thought - ask him for a chance to read all the responses in his account.. Forward any that you like to your email and then respond on your email.
Do you think this might help ?
Regards,
Abella
... (read in full...)
Husband went to lunch with female co worker and admitted to masturbating about her is that normal?
Q. Three days before I married my husband, he shared that he had been having lunch with a female co-worker for two-years. I asked him to stop this as he wasn't taking me to lunch and I felt it was innappropriate. He realized that he wouldn't want me ...
A. 3 January 2013: Hi most definitely was having and emotional affair with the women and he was lusting for her. But he did not see her as Wife/Mother of his children. She was just for his pleasure Poor woman might have thought she had a chance? I am wondering if she ... (read in full...)
My friend would be perfect for me but I don't love him. How can I fall in love with him?
Q. I have a really big problem. I know some will say i am a 'friendzoner' idiot, but I dont know what to do. I am in a relationship with a guy that I love. I feel I love him and I like every inch of him. I cannot really tell what is what I like. We...
A. 3 January 2013: Sometimes the Chemistry is just not there. So many variables that you cannot control. Their Pheremones. How their skin feels, looks and what reaction you get when you touch it.
If the feeling is not there you may as well be measuring a man for a su... (read in full...)
Why did my husband not include me on the pregnancy email?
Q. I recently entered my second trimester in my pregnancy. My husband and I are both very excited about having a baby. He recently sent a mass email to his co-workers and our friends announcing our pregnancy, but he didn't include me on the email. I ...
A. 3 January 2013: Sometimes when people are excited they just don't think. knowing he is about to become a father is a HUGE thing for a man.
His logic was a bit twisted, especially if he did not ask first. Nor consult you in any way.
But I think it is just AlphaMal... (read in full...)
Troubled relationship with mother and grandmother. What do I do?
Q. Hello, This is a family orientated relationship problem. I am a 30 year old female. I am in contact with my grandmother and siblings. My father and I have been estranged for 10 years with very little communication in that time. Over the p...
A. 16 November 2012: First Congratulations with the recognition. Sounds like you deserve such recognition.
Actions: these tell intentions.
IF your grandmother was really proud of you then she would not seek to undermine you. She would make it her mission to find out... (read in full...)
Troubled relationship with mother and grandmother. What do I do?
Q. Hello, This is a family orientated relationship problem. I am a 30 year old female. I am in contact with my grandmother and siblings. My father and I have been estranged for 10 years with very little communication in that time. Over the p...
A. 18 February 2012: Thank you for your beautiful follow up. Really made me feel extra good. Much appreciated and I wish you well in the future too
Regards
Abella ... (read in full...)
Troubled relationship with mother and grandmother. What do I do?
Q. Hello, This is a family orientated relationship problem. I am a 30 year old female. I am in contact with my grandmother and siblings. My father and I have been estranged for 10 years with very little communication in that time. Over the p...
A. 17 February 2012: By the way if you were 15 or 20 my advice would be different. Because you would still be learning life lesson.
And there may be more lessons to learn. But you are the one who will decide which lessons you choose to learn from, for a better f... (read in full...)
Troubled relationship with mother and grandmother. What do I do?
Q. Hello, This is a family orientated relationship problem. I am a 30 year old female. I am in contact with my grandmother and siblings. My father and I have been estranged for 10 years with very little communication in that time. Over the p...
A. 17 February 2012: First off Dump Any guilt about what ever you do decide to do in your life.
You are intelligent and capable and attractive, you do not need their approval nor their advice nor their endorsement about any of your life decisions nor your business deci... (read in full...)
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