Tears of relief fill my eyes right now as I absorb
the feeling of affirmation that what I am doing is right for my son.
Not exact matches
Because I reasoned that
feelings of threat pose a barrier to transgressors» willingness to offer comprehensive apologies, I examined whether self -
affirmation could buffer against this threat and consequently promote more effective apologies,» Schumann explains on the Society for Personality and Social Psychology blog.
A great boss rewards with words
of encouragement and
affirmation, with a clear explanation, and with communication that makes the employee
feel valued.
Did you make it because you
feel, since the bible speaks
of hell, that you have to make a positive
affirmation concerning it?
He said, «The couple believes they are married in the eyes
of the Lord, and we just wanted them to
feel affirmation in our community.»
Affirming each other: The person who
feels in need
of group
affirmation sits in the center
of the circle.
This is nevertheless a meaningless
affirmation if it is not cognizant
of the fact that family life is under assault, that as a result many people
feel alienated from their families and have never found viable substitutes, that their experience within our technological society has left them
feeling a profound sense
of dissatisfaction with themselves from which they urgently seek escape through drugs, sex, or recreation.
The physical need for release
of sexual tension is intertwined with a variety
of psychological needs: for the security and warmth
of body - closeness and stroking; for
feeling loved, nurtured, cared about; for
affirmation of one's masculinity or femininity.
Both kinds
of intellectual
feelings involve the «
affirmation - negation contrast.»
I
feel a warm glow and a sense
of affirmation when I learn
of churches which are eliminating sexist language from their worship services and liturgy,
of ministers who are studying and preaching about feminist theology and the Mother - Father God,
of consciousness - raising groups and task forces on sexism in the church.
Out
of God's
affirmation in these places
of ministry has come the
feeling of «place,» and the courage to press on.
He at least
feels that the «calling in question», the denials, the stark
affirmation of the «end
of sheer transcendence, sheer moralism, sheer power» (as I like to put it), has been accomplished.
At no point do I
feel a greater distance from process theology than in its
affirmation of the absolute value and reality
of the unique and individual person.
Despite all the problems, I believe in that kind
of God and, as I close this letter,
feeling for you a sympathy which I can not adequately express, I commend to you Emerson's confident
affirmation:
Feelings of security, stability, meaning, affirmation and the like — and feelings of fear if those things shoul
Feelings of security, stability, meaning,
affirmation and the like — and
feelings of fear if those things shoul
feelings of fear if those things should leave.
«Coming to Salisbury in present circumstances
feels like a very strong
affirmation of belief in the Christian story on which this cathedral city was founded nearly 800 years ago.
Feelings of quiet self -
affirmation — the serenity and enjoyment
of simply being oneself — flow from such an experience.
They object, that is, to the idea
of any religion which is concerned with
affirmations about the nature
of things, with
affirmations about historical personalities and their significance; and they prefer a religion which is concerned more with how we
feel and think, or how we think we ought to
feel.
They have no alternate sources
of self -
affirmation, no other places where they
feel such importance.
In his tentative and incomplete fashion, he was
feeling his way towards acceptance
of a kind
of natural law and an
affirmation of universal human nature.
To really boost your mood, try this, positive
affirmations can have a huge impact on how we
feel, this is one
of Louise Hays suggestions for depression, I am enough just as I am.
I use this as a sort
of affirmation when I'm
feeling unmotivated.
When a student's schoolwork provides her with a challenge that she can rise to and overcome, she gets a chance to experience, in a way that is hard to reproduce through positive
affirmations alone, those much - sought - after Deci - and - Ryanesque
feelings of competence and autonomy: This wasn't easy, but I did it.
Her counsel consisted
of, among other things, understanding the whole child, understanding the development
of the child, positive reinforcement,
affirmation of a child's
feelings and discipline with love as correction
of negative behavior.
Your labor doula can help you create a list
of affirmations that comfort you through difficult days during your pregnancy,
feelings of doubt or even anxiety about going into labor.
I
felt out
of control and unable to go on if I was disconnected from him for a contraction, and luckily that was very rare, because our arms and eyes were locked and he whispered positive
affirmations of my beauty and strength as a broke between contractions and braced himself for my open, groaning mouth and face buried in his chest through each overwhelming vibration.
Each item in the box was an
affirmation to me, a gift
of grace from God through her that made me
feel seen and known and loved.
Few things make a mom at home with little ones
feel more seen, known, and loved than to hear the
affirmation of others that the work they do is hard, but that they are doing a great job.
That means, if one spouse's «language
of love» is to do helpful things or buy gifts, and the other's love language is verbal
affirmations, loving touch, or quality time together, the receiver doesn't really
feel love, and the giver doesn't
feel appreciated for the love they're giving.
While there maybe some party members who will view this as a step too far, I
feel we can no longer pursue a programme
of positive
affirmation just to increase the pool
of would - be female candidates.
Affirmation of the week: I naturally make choices that are good for me, I take loving care
of my body and my body responds with health, an abundance
of energy and a wonderful
feeling of well - being.
A study published in early 2012 showed subjects with chronic disease who thought
of something that made them
feel good each morning and who used self -
affirmation techniques when encountering obstacles exercised more and were better about complying with their treatment plan.
I assumed that the way he
felt most loved was the same as for me: acts
of service, words
of affirmation, thoughtful gifts.
What if a woman says, I do all kinds
of things (
affirmations, tapping, mantras, meditation, even therapy) and
feel great but nothing seems like it ever sticks - why is that?
When we choose to become consciously aware
of limiting beliefs and
feelings and exchange them for positive
affirmations, we rid ourselves
of our obstacles to prosperity.
On the days when we're
feeling under the weather (like Matthew is in this episode - notice the deep, raspy voice) and sleep deprived, we remember your questions and beautiful words
of affirmation.
Instead
of focusing on the negative, i.e., «I don't want to be hungover anymore, I don't want to
feel like crap, I hate being low energy or unfocused,» frame your statement as an
affirmation.
Think about it: if you're an «Acts
of Service» person dating a «Words
of Affirmation» person, your partner might shower you with compliments and «I love you» s every day, but you would spend the relationship not
feeling truly appreciated because they never offer to run errands or do the dishes.
Some people
feel loved after words
of affirmation, others after they've been given a gift, some need physical touch, and so on.
By the time the final award is handed out, it either
feels like a catharsis or the
affirmation of a movie that a great many people in the room like and maybe very few
of them love.
That Lee was able to make a $ 100 million dollar movie about these themes at 20th Century Fox was impressive enough, that he turns it into something
of a Rorschach test for the audience (I
felt that the film was suggesting that belief in God is a comforting fiction, religious friends took it as an
affirmation of their faith) even more so.
But the way Franco brings this stuff home — an electric crowd reaction at the first Room screening,
affirmations of friendship — doesn't hit hard emotionally or satirically, maybe because it
feels secondhand.
To close the circle, she issued another
affirmation: «Remember we celebrate ourselves, so if you
felt you were doing a great job
of listening from the heart, you can celebrate yourself with a pat.»
When a person is ready to bounce back from a difficult situation, these
affirmations could help them get their heads out
of the clouds and make them
feel better.
Where we can, we
feel it is important that teachers see from the beginning that this should not be an additional thing, but rather the
affirmation of your progression and a natural outcome for the hard work undertaken in commencing your teaching career.
These outline an approach based on safety, wellbeing and positive
affirmation, with an aim
of students «
feeling good» about their sexual and gender identity.
If young people
feel disaffected with school because they are unrecognized there, they may search for
affirmation outside
of school, sometimes through drugs, crime, and sex.
«On the contrary; it was the greatest
affirmation of life I've ever
felt.»
I
feel like you read my mind and asked all
of the questions I have been thinking about since I self - published my book Love at First Sight: Positive
Affirmations for Young Girls
of Color.
We at Salti Hearts believe that inspiration is one
of the most powerful and creative forces in life; it can be derived from many different experiences and it engenders great
affirmation and
feelings of satisfaction and wellbeing.