Sentences with phrase «experiences gives us courage»

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Atheists often get a bad rap among Christians, but in my experience, many atheists are atheists simply because they have the courage to ask questions many Christians are afraid to ask, and when Christians hear these questions from atheists, the Christians either condemn the atheist for asking such questions, or gives some answer that is not really an answer at all.

In his words: «Perhaps the encounter with the transpersonal existence of the Buddhist, the recognition of the serenity and strength it embodies, the experience of Buddhist meditation, and the study of Buddhist philosophy will give us the courage to venture into that kind of radical love which can carry us into a postpersonal form of Christian existence» (Cobb 1975, 220).

The courage to accept the restlessness and loss in the cosmic adventure is given in a genuinely religious faith that all achievement of intensity of feeling as well as all perishing is finally salvaged and creatively transformed by God's own experience.

In my own experience, students asked to make a list of moral virtues never list «courage,» to give one example, and are extremely puzzled and surprised when asked why courage might be a moral virtue.

As your children experience your courage, you are giving them permission to be courageous in their own way.

I felt such pride for Morgan that her own breastfeeding experience gave her such courage and conviction to help another mother.

Giving up the idea that we can figure everything out in our minds and having the courage to let things be as they are takes time, real time in shared experience with the people we are trying to love.

I used to bungee jump (yes, free falling is on my 2012 list of «will do» right beside learning to surf and travel to Cambodia) and when I did, the sensation is mind blowing; a rush of adrenaline like nothing I could describe and a feeling of so much space and freedom... its a powerful visual for me and it gives me courage knowing that I have that experience as a reference.

Trust me, it would be easier to sweep my experience with postpartum depression & psychosis under the rug, but every time I share my story I see it spark a dialogue and give women the courage to share their own struggles and seek help if they need it.

May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism.

I think the very average experience of our OFSTED inspection has given us both confidence and courage.

I think she always had that «artist eye» but was never able to express it until she was exposed to all the experiences that opened her up and gave her the courage and strength to see things differently.

«In a weird way, the Sandy experience gave me more courage to throw myself into that.

However, the experienced and qualified team along with the security features provide enough courage to give it a try.

According to the Special Olympics website, «the mission of the Special Olympics is to provide year - round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic - type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.»

When they express difficult truths with loving honesty, it gives us the courage to keep stretching ourselves, and in a profession in which burnout is a prime occupational hazard, perhaps the only feeling that we rarely experience in our work with couples after all these years is boredom.

I use my personal experience in dealing with a close relative's addiction to give clients the strength, courage, education that they need, as well as the realization that they are not the only one going through this.

These experiences have humbled me, given me a profound respect for the courage it takes to grapple with what life brings our way, and has enabled me to provide the kind of space for my clients that was provided for me.

Two years ago, you all gave me the courage to put those years of home stories, experiences, those simple but meaningful ideas, and those bits of encouragement into a book.