Sentences with phrase «own human strength»

In Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Roy F. Baumeister explains that people who tell themselves «not now, but later» are generally less tormented by the temptation of something they are trying to avoid (his example is eating chocolate cake).

Jose, there is no pain beyond human strength to bear, but some people will give up or deflect their pain instead of facing it.

LaBella, I certainly agree that the second covenant was necessary because virtually no one could keep all of the laws in thier own human strength, just as we can not even today.

And most critically of all, «God's weakness is stronger than human strength» (1:25).

One ought in any illness to pray for the best use of human strength and skill and the release of the body's forces of recuperation and repair.

Each of them alone, to say nothing of the other five, is so formidable as to be staggering if undertaken only by human strength and wisdom.

At times the land seems bountiful and kindly, and again harsh and unyielding, but it is always a challenge to human strength and ingenuity and people have learned to adapt their ways accordingly... agriculture continues to involve the relationship between humanity and the plant and the soil in which it grows....

Not by minimizing the reality of human life; certainly not by thinking that He had no human mind and soul, that He lacked human emotions, and that His human mind was omniscient and His human strength omnipotent.

In giving authority to his betrayer Jesus wanted to show us that he was establishing his church not on human strength but on God's love and faithfulness.

Reflecting God's character is beyond our feeble human strength — we are powerless to do so because of our natural inclination to sin.

Sin is always knocking at our door, and the harder we try to resist it in our own human strength the worse it gets.

The shrubs are those who trust in their own human strength and ingenuity or in other «mere mortals» to deliver them in adverse situations.

So, Paul plays around with the words: «For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength» (1 Corinthians 1:25).

This new functional study demonstrates that supplementation with low - dose elevATP ® during a structured resistance training program can significantly increase human strength, power, and performance.

Everyone has heard a story about a mom who lifted a fridge up off of her toddler or fought off a bear or some other example of super human strength in a time of crisis, right?

In light of this, violence does not require numbers; it requires implements, the tools of violence that multiplies human strength.

In Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength (Penguin Press, 2011), Baumeister and New York Times science writer John Tierney reveal that one of our most valued abilities — selfcontrol — actually operates like a muscle: it can be strengthened with practice and exhausted by overuse.

In games like Stratego that play to human strengths, the obvious solution might be to make machines that resemble the human mind as much as possible.

As we near the limits of human strength and speed, technology and culture keep moving the finish line

Jonathan Landsman August 1, 2012 Food News Comments Off on Super human strength created by superfoods and herbs

We've found out how close we truly are in achieving human strength but is it really that easy?

Human strength highly depends on our genes and brain apparently.

Through the 20th Century - 21st Century millennial time barrier comes the incredible human strength and bodybuilding fire power wisdom of one of the 20th Century's greatest Bodybuilding legends.

Decaduro is widely recognised as a favourite among bodybuilders because of the super human strength it gives you.

I can't even imagine how you muster up the strength to power through the cold to take care of the baby... but I guess being a mom gives you super human strength!

The glowing alien metal gives humans the strength, agility and star billing of superhumans, and feeds the special herbal potion that turns the king of the moment into Black Panther, a warrior, a protector and an extremely fast and high - leaping wonder.

It means harnessing — rather than ignoring — each school's unique human strengths to advance productivity.

But there is another approach that shrugs off that top - down straitjacket and lets each school leverage its human strengths and minimize its weaknesses.

Old principles and practices — often reflected by and fostered in quiet, local, noncompulsory institutions — have been time - tested and proven in most instances to make the most of human strengths and mitigate human weaknesses.

Topics like grit and curiosity have formed a firm research base within Positive Psychology, a field in which the objective is to explore the science of optimal human functioning by investigating concepts such as; happiness, wellbeing, human strengths, and flourishing (Gable & Haidt, 2005).

I can do nothing,» Isabel realizes about her sadistic owner), freedom, and the sources of human strength in this searing, fascinating story.

To make matters worse, she faces a long, hard struggle in proving her worth when she enters the male - dominated arena of warriorship to become a great leader and a captain of legend, and she does this without supernatural powers or super human strength.

The new Poké Ride feature allows certain Pokémon to help people get to places they wouldn't be able to reach by using human strength alone.

Torpedo Boy has super human strength and tries to protect the Mounds, but his human emotions, particularly his pride, prevent him from performing his heroic duties.

Building a city from scratch is a monumental task, beyond the reach of mere human strength.

Whether as part of a historical review, in the context of a specific set of facts, or for forward looking policy purposes, the human strengths of rhetoric and strategic thinking are needed to give the results shape and bring them to life.

I emphasized that «however spectacular and magical [the tools] may be, [they] are only half of the research equation» as «the human strengths of rhetoric and strategic thinking are needed to give the results shape and bring them to life.»

I hope this series can be a small supplement to the global picture of human strengths.

Seligman and others (circa 1998) first conceived of positive psychology as a «science of human strengths,» seeking to prevent mental illness by cultivating human strengths.

Toward a positive psychology: Focus on human strength.

They have to address that question, and they can address it together as a couple in the therapy, and it is one of the most beautiful, wonderful opportunities for the therapist to observe profound human strength and resilience and the beauty of what humans can spin out of tragedy.

Treating trauma is a powerful way for a therapist to observe profound human strength.

Instead of the best happiness posts of the year 2016, we bring to you the best talks of 2016 on happiness and human strengths.

~ Dr. Tal Ben - Shahar, author of Happier, The Pursuit of Perfect, and Choose the Life You Want «This is what is so stunning about this book: it's the best experiential or applied introduction to the psychology of human strengths that I've seen.

The aim of this Section is to explore how counseling psychology fosters and builds human strengths and well - being and, in pursuing this endeavor, furthers the development of positive psychological science and practice.

Forgiveness as human strength: Theory, measurement, and links to well - being.

Positive Psychology: The Scientific and Practical Explorations of Human Strengths.

The aim of the this group is to focus on how Counseling Psychology fosters and builds human strength and well - being and in pursuing this endeavor, furthers the development of positive psychological science and practice.

And very funny that you learned nothing except that your mom has super human strength.

Much easier and less cumbersome than using super human strength to remove people from our sofas.