Sentences with phrase «rather than real life»

Intensely distressing events can be more easily managed and lived through with support, enacted and resolved in play rather than real life.

Rather than real life, the film feels like a screenplay come to life: never a good sign.

with another person (rather than real life partner) indicates a fresh start, a new could dream about someone from your past, present, or even a celebrity.

We've all had the experience of repeating a dramatic story so many times that the events seem dead, as if they came from a novel rather than real life.

Intensely distressing events can be more easily managed and lived through with support, enacted and resolved in play rather than real life.

Not exact matches

If your boss or co-workers may worry that you're working harder on your new business than at your current job, make it harder for them to track: Do your networking in real life, rather than over the Internet.

«You get to see whether a salesperson is able to overcome rejection and sell themselves with a real - life example, rather than a theoretical question,» he says.

(If the limited partners of these VC's acted like real fiduciaries rather than waiting for the end of life of the fund, more than half of old - line venture firms would have shut themselves down today.)

(preferably real - life evidence [empirical] rather than quoting your scripture).

Sometimes social media allows us to «connect» with people for the sake of connecting rather than for the sake of living — gratifying an urge inside of us momentarily, while preventing us from experiencing true intimacy in its most fulfilling context: real life.

Hays shares Johnson's serious reservations about the much - publicized Jesus Seminar, which aims to find the real Jesus behind the texts rather than in the risen Lord witnessed in the life of faithful communities.

When it was about to die in the late 50s, they decided to start doing things differently — lay leadership, challenging theology, real adult education centered on life issues — rather than eliciting statements of faith, etc..

At Advent, it begins again: the cycle by which God breaks through the clutter of our lives to announce to us that the Presence is very near, irrupting into our midst, hauling us out of our myths, our half - truths and the ways we have settled for what is religious rather than what is holy, alive and real.

This single statistic means that, aside from eating, sleeping, and working, most people in America spend about 80 % of their entire lives in the world of television rather than in the real world.

The lamentable polarisation and confusion which has developed as a consequence of these conflicting interpretations of our present situation is only too familiar to anyone involved in the life of the Church and has led all too often into destructive polemic rather than real dialogue about the best way forward for Catholic Christianity in the third millennium.

Real Christians Hate Religion... Real Christians Hate Hypocrites... Real Christians should be more like Christ... How could you claim to be a Christian if you don't even know your Christ... The reason why doomed people would never understand Christ is because they never tried to search for the Truth... They only listen to such rubbish things rather than the Truth... Read and do more and Talk less... It doesn't take a genius to know that Someone created you rather than you coming to life with just atoms randomly hitting each other... If you're really smart, think about it... Stop the non-sense talk about God and Science and find it out for yourself...

The «identity» between the two Marys is real, but it is an abstract reality rather than any concretely lived experience.

It is much more plausible that the purposeful design everyone sees in life is real, rather than just apparent.

Mark is interested in theology — a very elementary theology, but a real one — rather than in history; that is to say, a theological idea is more important to him than the actual course of events in the life of Jesus.

Their religious champions prefer to harp on caste discrimination and religious conversion rather than take the real measures that might improve dalits» lives.

So I'd rather write a better and real story than a point - by - point defense, and I long to really see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

We have a tendency to prefer telling dramatic stories about dark, reckless pasts turned around at a sudden moment to grab the attention of the crowd and stir their emotions rather than describe the ebb and flow of real - life faith stories.

I'm still as much of a planner as ever, but when life hands you beautiful brown eyes and a smile belonging to someone who is smart, witty, caring, and a continuation of adjectives that will never do the real person justice, you embrace the welcome detour that takes you from Point A, to B, to C, rather than the original journey from Point A to C, and never look back.

i know you said use real butter is more about your directive for life rather than your food ethos, but I jsut want to say I'm totally for using real butter -LRB-: looking forward to exploring the rest of your beautiful blog.

Of course we had the priceless advantage of having real men play for us instead of little timid and afraid children in defence and especially in midfield or attack like Ozil, Walcott and all the other serail coasters who have made a rich living under their benevolent Uncle Arsene, who indulges their timidity and blames the refs, rather than coward players.

Clearly, O'Sullivan hadn't realised the fact that the screenshot she shared referred to an in - game moment that had never happened, rather than a real - life incident.

Gilly's gained some real charm since her days at Craster's Keep, but I'd still rather see what root Bran's living under than pretend I care about Sam and Gilly's relationship.

Live, televised sporting events represent the last bastion of programming where a captive audience actually watches in real time, eyes glued to the screen, rather than via DVR where ads can be skipped over with the simple push of a button.

We know that this isn't the case, but we are spending more time living in a fantasy world rather than the real one.

However, if your child seems to be getting more afraid rather than less so, is having panic attacks, or has suffered a real - life trauma that may be driving his fears, you should consult with your pediatrician or a counselor for assistance.

Your «Crunchy Mamas» may idealise the concept of living at the mercy of nature, but those of us who occupy the Real World recognise this situation is a gross human rights abuse and a condition that we should all be working together to eradicate rather than emulate.

You know you're living in a strange world when people would rather live in a fictional one rather than the real world.

This means in real life often the revision of the law stems from public outcry for past malpractices, rather than a deeper appreciation of the philosophical principles behind the law or recognition of the possible benefits from the reform.

Real life v politics What has always concerned me are how issues affect people's daily lives rather than the actual making of the policy.

The mother Shirley Partridge was played by Cassidy's stepmother in real life, Shirley Jones, and the show was such a hit that The Partridge Family released eight studio albums — with Cassidy, who was initially chosen for his looks rather than his voice, taking the lead in the recordings with his stepmother.

Friends say the last few months have been a real «strain» and she has said that life would have been a lot easier if the boys had become academics rather than politicians.

Rather than outline performance measures and other achievements — which we are eager to do at any time — please let me share just a few of these testimonials from real people whose lives are better because Erie County funds a Library System that makes a genuine difference to them and to their families:

That values systems over people's lived experience, stunts over reality, simplistic messages rather than real engagement.

In fact, researchers rushed to help, as her wedding offered a rare opportunity to study a real - life situation, rather than a stage - managed lab test.

That's one reason Lim and Bentley chose to build a simulation of the store, rather than run a real - life experiment that would involve them releasing their own apps.

This half - life existence of graduate students can be minimized in a number of ways; pick a school and department that has a socially active graduate student body; bring a significant other with you to graduate school; attend a school in a major metropolitan area; live in a graduate dorm; find friends in more socially active departments; join a gym or go to the gym on campus; become involved in the surrounding community; suck it up and plan social events yourself for the uninitiated in your department; and finally desperately seek someone — anyone — who will halfway understand your life, i.e., make real friends rather than acquaintances.

In live, real - time cell - based experiments, it is beneficial to read from the bottom of the microplate, rather than the top.

For example, rather than scrolling through your social media feed during your commute, make a real - life connection by complimenting a stranger, or even just making friendly eye contact and smiling.

The confidence to take over the world and pursue my real vision rather than finding oblivion through short - lived distractions and infatuations — that's...

It also makes these numbers actionable so that they deliver real meaning to our lives, rather than just a set of random numbers.

As far as I'm concerned, one of the ultimate vitamin E formulas is this Garden Of Life Raw Vitamin E (amazon link), which is actually derived from real foods rather than leftover chemicals from a laboratory.

Plus, as you consider quality nutrition rather than quantity of calories, you will be eating real, whole, life - giving foods that keep your body healthy and in balance (in other words, at an appropriate weight).

Rather than focus on more editorial and unrealistic model goals, I prefer to see how real people interpret the runway trends and wear them in real life and on real bodies.

It's not glam, but it's real life:) And I'd rather have it this way than any other!!

Only 7 % of UK men say online dating is their preferred route to approaching a woman they want to sleep with, and 84 % said their last courtship was played out in real life rather than online.