Sentences with phrase «than comforting for»

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«Parents who respond to their children's emotions in a comforting manner have kids who are more socially well - adjusted than do parents who either tell their kids they are overreacting or who punish their kids for getting upset,» child psychologist Nancy Eisenberg of Arizona State University said in an interview.

I say strive for balance because there will be times when you are pushing hard for a deadline, or for a championship game, or a launch, and you will be outside the comfort zone for maybe longer than you wish.

While SHEEX are primarily made for their breathability and comfort, they also manage to appear smoother than any sheets I've had without requiring an elaborate dryer setting or ironing.

Sturdy metal side rails add stability and durability, while the platform bed frame is supported with 24 wooden bed slats to provide more than adequate comfort without the need for a box spring.

They provide all of us with a sense of purpose and hope; moral validation that we are needed and part of something bigger than ourselves; comfort that we are not alone and a community is looking out for us; mentorship, guidance and personal development; a safety net; values, cultural norms and accountability; social gatherings, rituals and a way to meet new people; and a way to pass time.

That may be cold comfort, since some tickets were reportedly scalped for far more than their initial price, and fans traveled from as far away as Australia and Europe to attend.

The new bottle is squatter than the older, taller style on another assembly line, with a smaller dispenser and a label explaining that this version of Comfort brand fabric conditioner is good for 38 washes, rather than the 33 of the last - generation package.

When you're running around like a crazy person, nothing is more comforting than putting something important in the hands of someone for whom you have 100 % confidence it will be handled well.

If you're not big on creature comforts and the words «adventure travel» sound energizing, rather than harrowing, by all means, go for it.

But a transformational leader focuses more on the end - goal for the greater good, rather than her own comfort.

On average, American men tend to be more animated, outspoken and affectionate than the lads in Britain, which is either a pro or a con for a date, depending on your comfort level.

Chang says in Ugly Delicious that Dominos is really more of a food distribution business than a restaurant (even though he says their pizza is comfort food for him that he enjoys eating it).

The shareholders of Citigroup who are still nursing stock losses of 85 percent from the bank's pre-crash days aren't going to be too comforted by reading about Rubin's musings about existentialism in coffee shops around Harvard when he should have been cramming for finance courses that might have led to his questioning the more than $ 1 trillion bucks that Citigroup held off its balance sheet in the leadup to its crash.

This is cold comfort for the more than 40 % of unemployed workers who do not qualify for EI benefits, and for those seeking skills training funded through the EI program.

Due to technological advances in computing, working remotely is more widely accepted than it was 5 - 10 years ago; and it's not uncommon for entrepreneurs to start and manage entire empires from the comfort of their homes.

For those investors, comfort and avoidance of short - term frustration may be more important than expected returns or risk management.

So many would prefer to do things in the comfort of their own home rather than venture outside and into a brick and mortar store, or even talk on the phone for that matter.

For more than 40 years, I have helped people move beyond their comfort zone, accomplish massive, unbelievable goals, and create extraordinary lives for themselvFor more than 40 years, I have helped people move beyond their comfort zone, accomplish massive, unbelievable goals, and create extraordinary lives for themselvfor themselves.

If you have a talent for the written word, what better way to work from the comfort in your own home and have extremely flexible hours than to become a freelance writer.

Is it possible that the message of comfort for those devastated by the faltering world economy will be nothing more than trite and meaningless words if not accompanied by a biblical response where we, the church, become the Good News, the economic expression of God in flesh?

Socrates, the model of a philosopher, is more than merely unintentionally poor: Indifferent to his own comforts, conversing with rich and poor alike, he exhibits a self - sufficiency that calls into question any necessity for wealth.

@Smite -, your name means being struck by a true friend for discipline is far better than enemy's deceitful comforts.

We settle for the comfort and pleasure of the lesser goods in life rather than pursue the Greatest Good, which is a transformational relationship with God.

Even back during my most fundamentalist / evangelical / pentecostal years I felt that, rather than being for the purpose of entreating God to intervene in circumstances or change others, prayer was a way to draw strength, comfort, courage, and wisdom for dealing with those circumstances.

Filling in what we don't know with demons and angels has no good for people other than comfort born of ignorance.

I suggest you wanting me to do that is for your own comfort rather than mine.

You ate the pumpkin cheesecake I made and risked the wrath of the entire clan when you declared it better than any other dessert but I can see you eating apples for comfort now.

Like Bonhoeffer, she reminds us that our faith and life must be about more than our own comfort or security; we must learn to take risks for sake of loving others.

The third term is affectus» a term referring to those movements of our feelings that kindle within us admiration for our beloved and a desire to be with her, feelings of compatibility and comfort, feelings that tend to have a longer run than hotter passions, and yield in daily life a quieter security.

Also, I was on antidepressants for a while and I had less comfort than I do now.

These words may be of little comfort for the young woman who still struggles to believe that her feminine qualities are valuable to God, or to the young man who has been made to feel shame because he'd rather visit an art museum than watch a cage fight.

This stops babies crying but is more comforting for the parents than for the children, whose muscle development can be restricted if the swaddling is applied for hours on end.

They can't come to terms with the idea that there may actually be nothing after we die so they latch on to a belief that gives them comfort... belief in an afterlife, eternity or any version of «god» is nothing more than a coping mechanism for those who can't accept that we are in fact finite creatures that are born, live, and die and are not meant or destined to exist for eternity.

While its sad that many Christians forget this fact in our culture today, bowing into the world and compromising the truth of God for comfort, its also said that some groups are hated for speaking «the truth» rather than displaying the radical love of Christ.

They have a demand for comfort, a need to feel needed, they want to be wanted and be a part of something larger than themselves.

My father - in - law has been a minister for more than sixty years and I have seen how many hundreds, if not thousands of people he has brought comfort to in their darkest times.

I do not know what the reader may feel; but I can say that for me this was enough, more than enough, to provide comfort and consolation.

Mental and physical well - being are proper objects of petition, provided they are not sought simply for personal ease and comfort, rather than for the sake of God and for the better service of fellow men.

For what else is the work of caring for the dying other than feeding, giving drink, bathing and clothing, and comforting the siFor what else is the work of caring for the dying other than feeding, giving drink, bathing and clothing, and comforting the sifor the dying other than feeding, giving drink, bathing and clothing, and comforting the sick?

1) We're highly evolved primates 2) We have overactive imaginations 3) Our greatest evolutionary asset, our large and highly-folded brains, are also responsible for an insatiable curiosity 4) As a species, and a survival tactic, we make things up to comfort ourselves in difficult times 5) As a complex societal species, we create commonalities and «traditions» with others in our clan / tribe / community 6) These «traditions» result in security, trust, and strong relationships that make the collective more able to survive than the individual 7) These common beliefs also act as a means of numbing the brain to questions and concerns without legitimate or tangible answers 8) Religion is simply a survival mechanism 9) When we die, we simple «are not alive» anymore.

Thank you brother for your comforting words and I should admit I was not taking a good care of my health lately nor was really enjoying my life, living in a boring routine that which God had wanted me to change by putting me through such experience to compel me to make some changes to my routine life which I appreciate so much to be given a second chance... So Eid Mubarak brother although being late but better than never...!

If anyone wants to try take away the comfort I had for that by telling me that was make believe then I would put that down to what is going on in them rather than what I have experienced or my perception of what I have experienced.

It trained more than two thousand men in its military academy for service in the armed forces and organized visiting committees in the northwest to give medical aid and comfort to wounded soldiers and officials.

I have some questions about this comfort; — How do I know my search for answers isn't simply based on a selfish desire to escape what I have coming to me rather than the drawing and coaxing of the Holy Spirit?

It should be clear, however, that the biblical literalist can find no comfort in these affirmations, for they rest on grounds quite other than those of fundamentalism.

He concludes by describing the personally comforting, otherworldly salvific «promise from Jesus to soothe our sorrows, heal our hearts, and drive away our fears,» for whosoever believeth «will be part of something far more powerful, enduring, and good than all the forces here on earth.

It might sound hypocritical, but, I can honestly say I meant my words of intent about or for the person, and if the act of praying for them (and lighting candles no less) has meaning for them, than the fact that I can give them some kind of comfort is the answer to my prayer, to my state of being.

They are leading tortured lives and they come to church for comfort and healing and more often than not, male victims of sexual abuse are not given the same regard as females.

Jesus told a story about the Father seeing the sparrow fall to the ground, and that we should therefore be comforted that the Father cares for us... because we are more important than sparrows.

As for comfort, when we seek it, I can imagine none greater than the happy knowledge that when I see the death of a child I do not see the face of God, but the face of His enemy.