Sentences with phrase «express feelings rather»

The other partner needs to be able to open up and express feelings rather than being cold or giving the silent treatment.

Not exact matches

Rather than just looking for people who are able to complete a predetermined number of tasks, Sandberg expressed that she felt that helping people grow was a crucial part of attracting and retaining top talent.

Her drive for achievement and high level aspiration are thus a type of «busy work» — a method of filling up her life with a lot of things about which she, can feel or express concern even though she realizes they are rather unimportant.

You go «eliminate» some cell clumps... but if it was just «cell clumps», why has every woman I've ever met who's had an abortion express great pain and sorrow and lament over killing their unborn baby rather than feeling like they just clipped their nails?

It goes without saying that the Psalms must be understood according to the canons of poetry, in which the point is often not to convey information or to argue grammatically and logically, but rather to express feelings of longing or anguish, adoration or revulsion through imagery, the juxtaposition of images and ideas, crescendos and climaxes of intensity.

Why not form an opinion totally based on how you «feel» or your «emotions» and justify your argument on why you feel that way, rather than saying «for the bible tells me so»... That's why we can't move forward on issues in this country; people feel they can't express themselves without the safety of a group's opinion... Let's listen to ourselves for once instead of having your daddy's politics and religion handed down to you like a family asset.

That is, instead of saying: «You have a very annoying way of interrupting me,» the feeling of annoyance is expressed as my problem rather than as yours: «I find myself getting very annoyed when I am interrupted.»

Unlike the West, in China there is no sharp separation into religious groups but rather a syncretism, so that the typical Chinese have in them something of both tendencies, and a feeling they can express themselves in either.

The entire idea behind it can be expressed in just a few pages, but instead of doing just that, Rand felt the need to rant about it for a few hundred pages of rather small print.

To answer your question, I disagree with some of what you wrote here, but rather than express that, in this instance I felt it better to share Paul's thoughts on some of the topics in your post and in the comments / thread as I thought that would be more helpful and more fruitful than my thoughts.

Its suggestion that our biosphere is merely so much waste matter and the human body, at best, a rather unsatisfactory ship in which the intellect has to sail, expresses an unrealistic, mindless exaltation of that intellect — narrowly conceived as searching for facts — and a corresponding contempt for natural feeling....

He starts from a general discussion of «self - involving language» which expresses attitudes, feelings and commitments rather than neutral facts.17 He then asks us to consider sentences of the form «I look on x as y».

My feeling is that if Jesus can not be expressed equally in and through every culture on earth, then we are not sharing the real Jesus, but rather some foreign religion.

My intentions were not expressed correctly and for that I do feel bad and rather silly (again).

There can be many reasons why a child acts out, and API believes that it's our job as parents to identify the unmet needs of the child and help him express his needs and feelings in more positive ways, rather than punish him for the challenging behavior.

By coaching rather than punishing their emotions, my children are learning to express themselves more appropriately and manage their feelings better.

Try to engage in your young toddler's feelings, confirming them («I can understand that you are angry») and try to comfort him rather than getting upset about how the anger is expressed.

Express your upset by talking about what you feel under the anger, and what you need, rather than attacking your partner: «Getting the kids ready and out of the house always feels stressful to me... I would like to brainstorm about how we can make the whole thing easier... right now I feel very alone with it, like I have to make it all happen... I would love to feel like we are equal partners in this.»

Try expressing your needs as «I» statements rather than criticism: «I see you feel like jumping around right now.

A secure attachment does not mean «over parenting» but rather involves being a resting place where your child can safely express thoughts and emotions and receive empathy and support, and where he or she can feel a sense of belonging, acceptance, and unconditional love.

Every discipline situation you face rather than requiring a punishment is an opportunity to teach your child what he is feeling or needing and what words and actions may be used to express them more appropriately.

Between Parent and Child by Dr. Haim Ginott Based on the theory that parenting is a skill that can be learned, this indispensable handbook will show you how to: • Discipline without threats, bribes, sarcasm, and punishment • Criticize without demeaning, praise without judging, and express anger without hurting • Acknowledge rather than argue with children's feelings, perceptions, and opinions • Respond so that children will learn to trust and develop self - confidence

I hope that even if Ruby does go to school she'll feel able to understand and express how she really feels and tell me if she doesn't like it, rather than feel like she's stuck doing something that makes her unhappy,

It also allows victims to express their feelings in ways rarely welcome in court sessions only focused on what happened and who did it, rather than why, and how did it feel?

«Simply owning a gun does not predict an individual will express anti-gun control opinions, but rather whether the person feels empowered by the gun,» Froese said.

If you are angry with another person, it is important to express those feelings assertively rather than aggressively.

You may even express your gratitude with images and feelings that encompass your appreciation rather than specific words.

Allow yourself to physiologically express the fear you feel rather than tightening up.

Rather than suppressing awkward, uncomfortable or painful emotions with food, a much healthier thing to do is to find ways of expressing these feelings creatively.

This second brain influences our emotions, even though they're sometimes expressed as physical feelings rather than thoughts that are easy to articulate.

What your family member or friend does, with that information, is their prerogative, but finding a neutral tone to express how you feel, in «I» language, rather than provocative «you» language, just might help you feel understood, and turn a corner in the relationship.

Lisa has always expressed that she doesn't like how she looks or feels in skinny jeans, not out of any insecurity but rather because they're just not her thing.

I've always felt different somehow, and it's actually rather a relief to finally dress differently too; to dress in a way that expresses who I am.

We can give the answers we think we ought to say, rather than expressing our real gut feelings.

We all want to be wanted but in Kaufman's world those feelings are expressed realistically rather than superficially.

Ms. Lopez's brisk self - confidence has begun to seem like a limitation, and the way she modulates between steeliness and softness feels mechanical, a matter of arranging her face rather than of expressing any plausible motive or emotion.

Yet for the 32 - year - old musician and actress those genres have never been about escapism but, rather, a means to express how it feels to be an outcast.

Although in one instance — a party sequence featuring a rather clichéd depiction of Catherine's feelings of claustrophobia in a crowded space — the film falls victim to a heavy - handed narrative choice and unsubtle execution, more often, smaller moments such as Catherine's interactions with Rich, or her reminiscences about the past with Ginny, become crucial in expressing her emotions.

Some students will find that a picture is not — for them — worth a thousand words and that they would rather write a thousand words of poetry to express their ups and downs, their lights and darks, and everything that they feel throughout this time of life.

Classroom routines and rituals enable students to feel secure in their school environment, to learn to work cohesively with peers, to express emotions with words rather than physical actions, and to accept direct intervention by staff designed to facilitate social - emotional growth.

It is beautiful, sad and — like all good words — it expresses in a line, feelings and thoughts that were just swimming rather grey and shapelessly inside my head.

As a rule almost each poem, which you read, impresses you and makes you feel a lot of different emotions, and when the person is in a rather emotionally unstable state, it becomes very difficult for him or her to express the ideas in a logical and cohesive way.

At first this baffling decision rather annoyed me, leaving me with the feeling that I had a hell of a lot less ways to express myself through my Shepard, because usually I was one of those who would ask absolutely everything I possibly could before making a decision, that way I knew exactly how much pain, suffering and arse - kicking I was going to be going through before I actually got there.

This in turn, causes him stop expressing his thoughts and feelings, and rather, work to fulfill the duty he was chosen for.

Part of this is that Shepard as a character will be more human and players will therefore allow players to actually feel as if they're expressing themselves rather than simply choosing from a dialogue tree.

In finding a new freedom in painting — by being able to express emotions through gesture rather than having to assign feelings to some depiction in which meaning is indicated through the symbols used, in a literary way — a tremendous liberation took place.

For Pollock and his fellow painters, process was used primarily to express personal feelings, rather than to explore the materials and forms of the artwork itself.

The rest of Hibid's display, however, is less convincing: a series of pages of the Guardian newspaper in which areas are painted out to reveal what she appears to see as unconscious racism, specifically — in the way images of black people are used — feels rather dated, if not in its racial paranoia, then certainly in the way Hibid has chosen to express it.

Combined with the Chinese «literari» aesthetic, which scholars in Japan and China employ the application of ink to express their personal feelings rather then demonstrate professional skill, Behnam captures the exaggerated elements of Chinese composition and brush work, with the combination of organic qualities of the Persian language.

Affected by surrealism and also by Picasso, he moved toward a highly abstract art in order to express, rather than illustrate, feeling.