All my life I've felt as if I have an eggshell heart, and this seemed to me to be a failure, a flaw in my humanity, as if I'm simply not able to withstand the robust battering
of a normal life with all that it brings.
Not exact matches
There's an element
of psychology at work here in that when we encounter crisis in our
lives, we're also programmed to deal
with change in a way that, in more
normal times when everything seems fine, we tend to reject.
Non-prime consumers have unstable incomes and limited option for credit, which creates problems when faced
with the financial uncertainties
of normal life.
But individuals who are willing or able to sacrifice some basic aspects
of normal life, such as sleep or friends and family time, to pursue these extreme sports are the ones who have the mettle to succeed when faced
with entrepreneurial challenges.
More than six months after Hurricane Maria, daily
life in Castañer, Puerto Rico, is nowhere close to
normal as residents try to deal
with the effects
of trauma, chronic stress and the continued lack
of electricity.
More importantly, the growth
of Amazon in Seattle has devastated the city,
with real estate prices soaring so high that «
normal» people can not afford to
live there any longer.
I stuck it out in a crazy business that has robbed me
of any
normal social
life (constantly moving around the country), worked my tail off and risked it all and was fortunate enough to be in a good place at the right time and take advantage
of an opportunity
with every bit
of energy I could muster.
Another person said that Tamerlan returned to the
normal tasks
of daily
life that week: he went to Whole Foods at one point, and to a park
with his daughter at another.
There are plenty
of us
living normal lives without the hate and fear that comes
with organized religion.
After the devastating losses
of the Civil War, people were searching for comfort and found it in a book called «The Gates Ajar,» which depicted Heaven as a place where people led
normal lives in their «spiritual bodies,»
with houses, families, and regular activities.
If a person has difficulty coping
with the «
normal everyday» problems
of life we may call it emotional illness.
Suppose your unborn child was determined in the first trimester to be grossly malformed, unlikely to
live, possibly to kill you during pregnancy; and if if it did
live without killing you, to have a
life of severe pain and suffering
with the hope
of nothing resembling, or even close to,
normal life.
And certainly, without access to resources
of patience and compassion beyond one's
normal human endowment, most
of us would have to face
life with no more than a stoic despair.
We can say such things, for example, as that he was born in Palestine during the reign
of Herod the Great; that he was brought up in Nazareth; that he
lived the
normal life of a Jew
of his period and locale; that he was baptized by John, a proclaimer
of the early coming
of God's judgment; that he spent a year or more in teaching, somewhat in the manner
of contemporary rabbis, groups
of his fellow countrymen in various parts
of Palestine, mostly in Galilee, and in more intimate association
with some chosen friends and disciples; that he incurred the hostility
of some
of his compatriots and the suspicion
of the Roman authorities; that he was put to death in Jerusalem by these same authorities during the procuratorship
of Pilate.
Experiences during this process include feelings
of unreality and shock, physical distress, preoccupation
with the image and memory
of the lost one, pouring out
of grief, idealization
of the deceased, guilt feelings, anger, loss
of interest in usual activities, the unlearning
of thousands
of automatic responses involving the deceased, relearning
of other responses, resumption
of normal patterns
of living, and the establishment
of substitute relationships.
First, most
of these monks
live in a «
normal community»
with the rest
of the monks.
And few readers
of Surprised by Joy are likely to forget Lewis's description
of what was for him a «
normal day» during the time he was
living with and being tutored by Kirkpatrick.
The
normal process
of life contains moments as bad as any
of those which insane melancholy is filled
with, moments in which radical evil gets its innings and takes its solid turn.
The
normal eschatological situation, which gives
life urgency by facing us
with the inevitability
of our own death, the hunger for meaning, and the fear
of suffering and loss, becomes apocalyptic when it appears that there is no longer time for
normal urgency.
Because academics so often fear (
with good reason) deviating from what senior professors and administrators want, it took a senior administrator lobbying for changes to make family leave part
of the
normal routine
of academic
life.
These show us a family occupied
with the
normal activities
of life.
The flip side to this is that if a person can get out
of the cult's «time control» schedule then after a few weeks, in our experience, they can begin to contrast «
normal»
life with the controlled cult environment and often this results in them leaving.
I think most
of the Americans are in lost... as most
of them do not know who their father is and it is very unfortunate... even if they know who their father is, the mom has children from diff men outside
of marriage... and while a child is being raised, watching what his / her parents do to enjoy their
life... so things become
normal when they grow up... like if you go back early nineteen century, women were not allowed to go to beach without being covered... and now it totally opposite... if you do not have a boyfriend or girlfriend before 15, the parents worries that their teenage has some problem... and lot more can be listed... And then you go to Church, what our children learn from there... they see in front
of the Church an old man's statue
with long beard standing
with extending
of both hand... some
of the status are blank, white, Spanish and so on... so they are being taught God as an old dude... then you learn from Catholic that you pray to Jesus, Mother Marry, Saints, Death spirit and all these... the poll shows a huge number
of young American turns to Atheism or believing there is no God and so on... Its hard to assume where these nations are going
with the name
of modernization... nothing wrong having scientists discovered the cure
of aids or the pics from mars but... we should all think and learn from our previous generations and correct ourselves... also ppl are becoming so much slave
of material things...
But I have became here to join only since Sept 09/09 when the honorable paster
of Dove Church thr - eatened bur - ning the Quran and that has dra - gged me to de-fend the Quran and since then i got stuck here and couldn't move on
with my
normal life with out calling around to see what happening in these blogs.
While it is affected by the wars
of Europe and either as a belligerent or as an active sympathizer
with one or another
of the contestants has been drawn into each
of the general European wars which have been fought within the span
of its history, geography has spared the United States the full impact
of these wars and the nation has not been so severely impoverished as Europe, nor has its
normal life been so badly disrupted.
He blessed that wee new girl, and her family, and it was that moment when the quiet unassuming one is revealed as their true identity in the movie, he's still a pastor, still a teacher, even after all
of the deconstruction and pulling apart and rebuilding
of our faith, and our understanding
of church and go - go - go - programs on the premise
of compounds and build - it - they - will - come, coupled
with a new understanding
of vocation and ministry, even
with his business acumen, and the new
normal life in the secular marketplace.
When the
normal fight - or - flight response to stress (
with its elevated heart rate, blood pressure, and body tension) becomes a continuing pattern
of living, the body pays a high price.
The conclusion: given relatively unlimited availability, heroin users will voluntarily stabilize or reduce their dosage and some will even choose abstinence; long - addicted users can lead relatively
normal, stable
lives if provided legal access to their drug
of choice, and
with few side effects; and ordinary citizens (in Switzerland at least) will support such initiatives.
A feeling deep inside pushed closer and closer to the surface, nagging me
with thoughts
of a more «
normal»
life:
of community and day - to - day rhythms focused more on family and friends than on international travel and high - level diplomacy.
The school must not be undertaken, that is, as a brief experiment only; it must be a genuine part
of a long - range parish program over several years,
with the definite intention
of continuing the school so that it will be accepted in time as a
normal and expected part
of the total
life of the congregation.
There is no particular point in producing pressures
of evil against a man or woman who moves harmlessly and respectably
with the
normal currents
of contemporary human
living.
In this chapter we are concerned
with the significance
of all public worship as such and
with why praying in church should be part
of the
normal Christian discipline
of life.
I've been quite fortunate in that I have been able to have periods
of living something
of a
normal life in the last four years and to continue playing
with Camera Obscura.
It is the foundation
of what we call «
normal,» because the «norms» are the conditions which constitute the
lived - body's equilibrated balance
with its milieu.
The story
of Cain and Abel (Gn 4) is one; the decline in the
normal length
of human
life, another (cf. Gn 5
with 10:10 - 26 and 47:9).
The research team conducted a randomized blinded trial
of intercessory prayer added to
normal cancer treatment
with participants agreeing to complete quality
of life (QOL) and spiritual well - being scales at baseline and 6 months later.
Just to face the challenges
of life while having a diagnosable personality disorder requires heroic effort that «
normal» people do not understand and therefor can not empathize
with.
Psychiatrist Karl Menninger declares: «The establishment or re-establishment
of relationship
with fellow human beings is the basic architecture
of normal life....
His motivational speeches, best - selling books («Facing Up» and «Born Survivor» to name two), TV survival shows («Born Survivor» and «Man vs Wild») have won him international acclaim and popularity
with a new generation
of aspiring outdoor adventurers, and yet, he claims his home
life is very
normal.
The trouble
with the old me was that I hoped a boyfriend and marriage would save me from boredom and the travails
of a
normal life.
Pilgrimage breaks the rhythms
of ordinary
life, calls people out
of their
normal surroundings, invites them to gather
with people
of distant tribes who they don't see regularly and to experience the most transfigurative experience imaginable: meeting
with the
living God, suggests author Dr. Todd Johnson, a professor and theology scholar.
The real question is, if there is some kind
of «rapture» for these people, what does it matter if they're working or going on
with their
normal lives when it happens?
Perhaps Jesus was tempted
with the option
of a
normal life.
Choose 1 and stick
with it, keep it up until it becomes a
normal part
of your
life.
As if to underscore that point our very old yet vigorous rhubarb plant in the backyard is doing its
normal late - January thing, bursting through its own mulch
with hot pink nubs
of new
life.
Another problem I have is probably
with the type
of oats, but that is just because I
live in Sweden and have not heard about quick oats or «
normal» oats etc..
I have a babe
with severe dairy and egg allergies so recipes like this are a gem to help him feel «
normal» and enjoy some
of the simplicity in
life.
My Son overweight and diabetes 2 lost in 3 weeks 30 pounds and had
normal sugar levels, another family her thyroid was
normal in 2 weeks and lost 10 pounds, a friend
with stage four and 2 month to
live, still alive for years free
of cancer.
Stephen Cottrell, the Bishop
of Chelmsford, added: «What I find intolerable and unsupportable is the way we rob factory - farmed animals
of anything resembling a
normal life, in order to furnish ourselves
with... cheap meat.»
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