Sentences with phrase «painful moments as»

A practice of gratitude changes everything - particularly when we choose to perceive life's most painful moments as sources of illumination.

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When the erosions of age begin to leave their mark on my body, and still more on my mind; when the ills that must diminish my life or put an end to it strike me down from without or grow up from within me; when I reach that painful moment at which I suddenly realize that I am a sick man or that I am growing old; above all at that final moment when I feel I am losing hold on myself and becoming wholly passive in the hands of those great unknown forces which first formed me: at all these sombre moments grant me, Lord, to understand that it is you (provided my faith is strong enough) who are painfully separating the fibres of my being so as to penetrate to the very marrow of my substance and draw me into yourself

I'm cherishing every moment in a way I just couldn't with my first as I tried to come to terms with the huge responsibility having a baby was, while not sleeping well, and crying through every painful feeding..

Following Chelsea is a painful business at the moment as they struggle for form in the Premier League.

The hard and the painful moments, as well as the wonderful and miraculous - are all a part of EVERY mom's breastfeeding journey.

Even though each contraction was still quite painful, I felt re-energized and ready to continue and savor each moment of the experience as best as I could.

I wasn't here when he made the remarks last year that triggered the motion toward his state - ordered ouster Thursday from the Buffalo School Board, the moment months ago when Paladino sent an email wishing a painful death upon then - President Barack Obama and saying that Michelle Obama — an African - American lawyer and the first lady — should be living with an ape, as a male, in Africa.

Jean Decety, a psychologist at the University of Chicago, and his colleagues used functional MRI to scan the brains of 121 male prison inmates while they looked at photos of a painful moment, such as a foot stepping on a nail or a finger being smashed in a drawer.

When I started to recognize unpleasant feelings as teachers, the realization naturally followed that painful moments, difficult experiences, are lessons.

I'm not sure if you have the same feelings as I do, but wherever I go to cut or color my hair, the washing moments can be painful.

There are a few over-the-top scenes, as when Andy gets his jungle of chest hair waxed, yet Carell, letting loose torrents of Tourettic obscenity, gives even the painful farce of this moment a hint of something extra.

The tender and painful love scenes such as the New Year's Eve moment between Brian and Rebecca are directed with lots of humor as is the inevitable fight scene that breaks out when Brian's worlds collide.

There was also plenty of conversation about a scene where Reynolds» Wade Wilson is «pegged» (penetrated with a strap - on by his scene partner Morena Baccarin) but «the scene was played as a joke and as a painful moment that Wade himself was not actually wanting to engage in other than as a favor to his lover.»

The new King Louie (Walken), ruler of the monkeys, may still sing «I Wan na Be Like You,» but he does so without the exaggerated mannerisms of a jazz trumpeter, a classic Disney moment perhaps not as painful as the crows in Dumbo, but unfortunate, nevertheless.

See it cropping up in the character of Drew's widowed mother: in a flurry of manic energy after her husband's passing, Hollie (Susan Sarandon) proceeds to improve herself by learning stand - up comedy and tap - dancing — anything that will allow for slapstick comic whimsy (in learning to fix a car, the hood falls on her and she kicks her legs hysterically), which becomes as deadly as cancer during an ill - considered eulogy at a memorial service that stands as one of the most painful moments in movies this year.

Even Lady Bird's drama teacher is given the dignity of a genuine moment, maybe the movie's most painful, as he comes to terms with his own deep - seated pain.

Although not outright romantic, «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» is as joyful and painful as the best romantic dramedies; it's a coming - of - age tale that earns every heart - wrenching moment.

Sometimes a bit too much, as we experience every painful, helpless moment of witnessing poor John Paul Getty III getting is ear cut off.

But at its best, the film lets its characters twist in the wind, as the awkwardness of these sometimes funny, sometimes very painful moments have full sway.

Anyway, it goes without saying that the «Garden State» vibes are strong with this one; painful flashbacks to that film's famous «wallpaper shot» are inevitable during an early moment in which Dean spies a young boy wearing the exact same outfit as he is.

While Swerdlow's film feels predominantly comedic — aiming to depict the junky's behavior as childish and pathetic — it's only natural that for the actors involved, the experience was sometimes painful, forcing them to relive moments from their past that they'd rather not.

From a correctional facility, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand - and maybe even explain - his behavior: the painful separation from his mother in childhood; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father.

I could talk about the painful voice acting, the singularly cringe - worthy cut - scenes, the innumerable graphics glitches, or the moments in the game where you die for no apparent reason (especially in the snowboarding level, which is a particularly low point in gameplay terms as it even manages to feature checkpoints that you can miss by a whisker and then continue playing, only to be plonked right back at the start of the level when you inevitably die by running into a pile of rocks that you couldn't see because the camera was pointed the wrong way).

Even moments completely free of exposition don't fare a whole lot better, including such painful lines as, «He saved my life.

DBT groups are helpful for those in recovery as participants learn skills to work through painful feelings without a substance, decrease addictive behaviors, get unstuck from emotional or behavioral patterns, learn to be present in the moment and participate fully in life, let go of shame and judgments of self and others, and utilize assertive communication.

Ladies, let me tell you that one of the moment painful moments I have, as a sex and relationship therapist, is when I hear a woman say, «I'd be ok, if I NEVER had sex again the rest of my life!»