Sentences with phrase «old self struggled»

My 6 - year old self struggled to get his head around this paradox and eventually threw the little vehicle down some stairs in frustration.

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The struggle necessary if we are to direct our sexual energies to their appointed and life - giving ends becomes, in Christ, a battle with an old self that refuses to honor God and insists upon its own way.
We saw (Quite painfully at times) with Fernando Torres, that a bad injury can be devastating to a player, and it's very easy to see Falcao struggle to rediscover his old self.
On this call, API founders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson talk with Lu about how: — our «flaws» are actually pathways to raising resilient, secure, connected kids; — without an awareness of how our story drives our fears, our kids re-enact it; — without self - understanding and empathy, parents then tend to manage rather than engage, control rather than connect, in a chronic practice of «defensive parenting»; — we can turn our old wounds to new wisdom and free our kids from repeating our stories; — the gift of our anger, fear, doubt, chaos, anxiety, struggles, and conflicts is that they can shed compassionate light on our old wounds and we can use this light to «heal» our inner conflicts, and pave our path for ourselves and our kids; and — doing this paving work «keeps our light on»... and our children's light on, and teaches them the power of forgiveness, humility, and humanity.
Lonergan uses a brilliant and unconventional structure to dole out these fragments of the past in a way that feels almost poetic, like the waves of the sea splashing up against the present day as Lee struggles to face all of these old memories and suffers the guilt and self - destructive anger that he's tried so hard to bury inside by running away all these years.
It shows the influence of Cassavetes in its comic dramatization of the trials of male bonding and the struggle for emotional integrity, but where Cassavetes captures the tooth - and - nail wildness of first - generation Americans clawing their way into the middle class, Anderson's film recalls an older, more disciplined, although no less self - excoriating, tradition — the WASP modernism exemplified by Ernest Hemingway and Howard Hawks.
An aimless teenager (Harris Dickinson) on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self - identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.
They star as struggling, 30 - year - old Los Angeles buddies who enjoy a rush of power and self - esteem when they pretend to be police officer.
The Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic was presented to: Eliza Hittman for her film Beach Rats — An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self - identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.
Self - esteem is so important in the early years of school life... A story comes to mind of an old friend of mine, who's 62 now; apparently, he has struggled through his life always wondering why his teachers never seemed to notice and encourage him when he was such a great (handball) goal - keeper.
Older children can be particularly resistant to attending a center based math program, since they often feel self conscious sitting in a center full of younger children and being seen struggling with math.
For older readers who are still struggling to develop reading skills, phonics approaches may be less successful than other approaches such as Reading comprehension strategies and Meta - cognition and self - regulation.
I work with individuals who have struggled with anxiety, depression, trauma, self - esteem, relationship difficulties, and our growing older adult population.
By Clair Mellenthin LCSW Many people young and old, male and female, struggle with recognizing their self - worth and their true potential in life.
Sad children, young and old, affected by insensitive mothers and who may now struggle with attachment challenges, low self - esteem, fear of abandonment, fear of rejection,... too many adverse effects to list here.
I struggle DAILY wtih my 12 - year old daughter's disrespect and self - centeredness.
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