Sentences with phrase «of human affection»

«You will easily find cats that are more affectionate than dogs, more seeking of human affection.»

If you don't feel ready to accept a new dog into your life, why not consider volunteering at your local animal shelter caring for or walking other dogs who are in need of human affection will keep you busy and help you come to terms with the grief.

They seem more self - reliant than other breeds, equally demanding of human attention but less demanding of human affection.

These rabbits are mostly used for show rather than for meat purposes, but they can also make wonderful pets as long as they are given plenty of human affection and lots of outdoor playtime.

In other words, the transformation of human affections impacts bodily states, causing a change in countenance.

Not exact matches

«Part of it is the nature of working with creative people that are looking for an outlet to express it not just in their work, but as a way of showing affection for their co-workers and having fun,» explains Bluebeam's Chief Human Capital Officer, Tracy Heverly, about the tradition.

By caritas, the Pope means a distinctive form of the love that humans experience — not eros, nor amor, nor affection, nor commitment in choice (dilectio), nor friendship, nor all those other forms of love that humans know and cherish, each in its own way.

But if, as the doctrine of the Catholic Church has it, human nature is wounded but not totally corrupt, then these human realities of reason, affection and sexuality, while they are affected by the wound in our nature and so must be redeemed, remain essentially good.

Its value lies largely in enabling us to see how the whole history of revelation with which the Bible is concerned is rooted in the good red earth of our common humanity; in primitive, elemental human affections and passions, the groundwork still of all our life, however sophisticated and civilized we have become.

For all the talk of justice and of opportunities, it doesn't really help young men and women who want to marry and have families - in other words, to ensure the future of the human race in stability and affection.

Consequently, if it is not possible for him, psychologically to surround each being with that particular, overflowing affection which characterizes our human love, at least he can nurture in his heart that generalized but none the less real affection for all that is which will cause him to cherish in each thing, over and above its surface qualities, the being itself — that is to say, that indefinable, elect part of each thing which, under God's influence, gradually becomes flesh of his flesh.

Sexuality is not love, and much sexual experience may be independent of that mutual affection, commitment, and union of two personal histories which we call human love.

It is instructive to see how deeply Gregory intuited much of the interpersonal analysis that was later to be developed in the modern behaviorist tradition of vector analysis by G. Homans, R. Carson, T. Leary, J. Thibaut, and H. Kelley.17 According to this modern behaviorist analysis, human interaction patterns can be graphed on the vectors of two poles: a horizontal emotive axis that registers resistance versus affection, and a vertical pole that registers superordination and subordination, or relative power or influence in relationships.

You charge me also with saying, again pleading the support of the scriptures, that though we humans have many kindly affections, love of children, love between men and women, love of country, all these too are corrupted and defiled; and that though we have very agile minds, able to penetrate into the mysteries of nature, we put this gift and attainment to ignoble uses.»

He has recognized their native virtues (the touching affection of a father for his scapegrace son, or the devotion of a shepherd to his flock), but also the odd mixture of human motives.

Perhaps it was just the warmth of the afternoon, or the excitement of the moment, or the clear affection which the happy couple held for each other, or perhaps it was that Paul had over-prepared for this reading or was finding some human joy for himself in the intoxicating words.

The deeper one is that, at the frontier of a system creaking at the seams, one human being still looks upon another with affection, pity, and mercy, Heart of Jesus to Heart of Jesus, whether we know it or not, whether we admit it or not.

Another effect that gives cause for alarm is that a man who grows accustomed to the use of contraceptive methods mayforget the reverence due to a woman, and, disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires, no longer considering her as his partner whom he should surround with care and affection... [So] In preserving intact the whole moral law of marriage, the Church is convinced that she is contributing to the creation of a truly human civilisation» (HV 17 - 18).

In fact, all my anxieties run in the opposite direction: that, in order to affirm the uniqueness of humanity within organic nature, as well as the unique moral obligations it entails, we will reject all evidence of intentionality, reason, or affection in animals as something only apparently purposive, doing so by reference to the most egregiously vapid of philosophical naturalism's mystifications — «instinct» — and thereby opening the way to a mechanistic narrative that, as we have learned from an incessant torrent of biological and bioethical theory in recent decades, can be extended to human behavior as well.

But I believe it was hinted at in the words of a young Cambridge undergraduate who told me that what he and most of his friends aimed at in their sexual behavior were three things: permissiveness, within the range of social decency and acceptance; affection, by which he meant genuine caring and the beginning of real love; and responsibility, which he defined as readiness to stand up and take the consequences for any and every sort of human contact.

Love is then not an affection of peculiar strength among the feelings and affections which fill the human soul in all possible shades and varieties.

The years following the Second Vatican Council... Catholic theology has sought to follow the path opened by the Council, which wished to express its «solidarity and respectful affection for the whole human family» by entering into dialogue with it and offering «the saving resources which the Church has received from its founder under the promptings of the Holy Spirit» [Gaudium et Spes, 3].

We have quoted the Scots theologian Chalmers who spoke of «the expulsive power of a new affection» as a means of purifying and ennobling human existence; and the historian of French spirituality, Henri Bremond, has written about the way in which prayer, at its best, is «a purification of the self.»

One thrust in the dynamics of the will to relate is the desire to satisfy such universal human hungers as the hunger for affection, recognition, caring, esteem, dependency, and sexual satisfaction.

For others the relevant affection or feeling state is more like a dimension of all human consciousness, and hence a dimension of every particular experience, than it is some one class of experiences among others.

Before conversion, one was alienated from God and one's fellow human beings, wallowing in misdirected affections or slowly dying in indifference toward the true goals of life, and wholly committed to an unspiritual life.

Louw - Nida explains the word as «pertaining to a lack of love or affection for close associates or family — «without normal human affection, without love for others.

I bawled like a baby when I sobered up because it hit me how starved I was for human affection of any kind, even non-sexual affection.

I still crave the warmth and affection of the human female.

-- William Shakespeare Most human beings, with a few exceptions lead a symbiotic life, they survive (or feed) on the mutual feeling of affection for each other.

Studies done of neglected children who did not receive adequate affection from another human being showed that these poor babies often suffered from chronic stress, a condition which may negatively effect the parts of the brain responsible for memory, focus and learning.

In a skilful reading of the way the dingo has entered Aboriginal stories and mythology, Meryll Parker, whose PhD thesis was on the animal, shows how it appears in myths as a fitting metaphor for humans, capable of love, affection, good parenting, loyalty and cooperation.

, cheating (it's harder to resist someone you're finally attracted to or who makes you feel desired), nitpicking (the unhappy partner gets naggy and picks on the most insignificant things), pulling away (both physical and emotional distance from partner), lack of respect (insulting a partner in public or private, constantly comparing them to others), and lack of affection (no physical contact or human touch, no proximity).

Furthermore, they are humans too who needs affection coming from someone whom they can spend the rest of their time with, although they would need to spend their money to keep their relationship going since money can definitely make their relationship better.

Although plying a pet with affection can actually be good for our chances of finding a human compatriot — check out this previous piece, if you don't believe us — there are certainly limits to be set, ensuring no - one (long - haired or otherwise) feels left out.

The chart of human evolution is such that partners look for physical compatibility along with affection...

For example, it's obvious that at some point the scales will fall from the eyes of the Washington character, and he'll realize that his prejudices against homosexuals are wrong; he'll be able to see the Hanks character as a fellow human worthy of affection and respect.

Likewise, the penguins are filmed without affection, from human eye level, and part of the time they're clearly not there, and Carrey is talking to a blue screen.

The story, while playing like a soap opera on the surface, is chock full of wry human observations while showing great affection for its characters.

This isn't the romantic type of love of Disney's The Little Mermaid but the unconditional affection of young kids and she takes human form to join him on land, which upsets the balance of nature so carefully kept in check by her wizard father (voice of Liam Neeson) and elemental mother (Cate Blanchett).

Longtime fans will recognize the parallels to Mayweather — which Monáe expects — but instead of focusing on a fictional male human lover, the object of her affection is the actress Tessa Thompson, with whom Monáe is frequently photographed in real life.

Max (voiced by Louis C.K.), left, and Duke (Eric Stonestreet) vie for the affections of their human, Katie (Ellie Kemper), in «The Secret Life of Pets.»

Peter will compete with a human, played by Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux himself) for the affections of an animal - loving woman, played by Rose Byrne.

In the process, revealing the complexity of human interaction, where genuine affection can be expressed in the brutal honesty of a withering riposte, and a moment's comfort can arrive via a stranger with no emotional investment.

Hazel and Ben's twinned sibling rivalry and love is beautifully complex, and their relatable human yearnings for the objects of their affections anchor the novel in the believable, despite the fact that said passions are for a comatose enchanted prince and a fairy changeling.

The danger for Ginny in the future could be confusing a pedophile's actions with sincere human love and companionship Anyone who is familiar with different types of boarding facilities or managed care facilities for people of assorted ages has seen physical intimacy (or the attempt at) and affection between humans.

Tamaki's collection of short comics examines the strange, familiar corners of human nature with wry humor and affection.

To say that basic human nature is not only non-violent but actually disposed toward love and compassion, kindness, gentleness, affection, creation, and so on does, of course, imply a general principle which must, by definition, be applicable to each individual human being.

Dogs would do everything to get the attention of humans by doing different catchy tricks, making noise, showing affection, and unusual behaviour like chewing non — foods things like socks, twigs, or grasses.

This breed thrives on human companionship and affection and does not do well if left alone for extended periods of time.