They are painful moments of real life: the miscarriage experienced by a young couple, the struggle another couple had with infertility, the sometimes crippling nature of depression, the happy couple in their first apartment, the birth of a grandchild, the completion of a doctorate.
There
were some painful moments writing it; it brought some things back.
While there
were painful moments watching her with her adoptive family, I knew it was important.
Not exact matches
Toronto
's real estate market may have had its «Wile E. Coyote
moment» — that dawning realization that you
're headed for
painful catastrophe and there
's nothing you can do to stop it.
Andrew Forrest's worst nightmare
is that he will one day relive his
painful experience with pioneering low - grade nickel ore processor Anaconda Nickel; so surely he must have suffered an «Anaconda
moment» when the iron ore price fell below $ US50 a tonne overnight.
To this
moment it
's painful.
Some aspects of getting out of debt
are particularly
painful, and confronting the total amount you owe can
be one of the worst
moments you'll experience.
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
Some of the
painful moments I cause for myself swirl around «what might have
been.»
Though it
was painful in the
moment, it
was that brokenness that shifted my direction and that ultimately led me into relationship with the man that I would fall in love with and ultimately marry.
If you, my listener, should see such a man, although it
is unlikely, for without a doubt weakness and mediocrity
are the more common, if you should meet him in what he himself would call a weak
moment, but which, alas, you would have to call a better
moment; if you should meet him when he had found no rest in the desert, when the giddiness passes away for a
moment and he feels an agonizing longing for the Good; if you should meet him when, shaken in his innermost
being, and not without sadness, he
was thinking of that man of single purpose who even in all his frailty still wills the Good: then you would discover that he had two wills, and you would discover his
painful double - mindedness.
It
was during those
moments when I realized that God had given me an incredible privilege to
be placed in such a position for the purpose of expending myself to those who
were struggling through these very dark and
painful valleys of life.
It
is often in
painful moments that we begin to understand the pain of our dialogue partners, and to face more honestly some of the terrible things that have
been done in the name of our own tradition.
At any
moment this has a focus, but one which shifts continually, now on perception of the outside world, now on a memory which has somehow
been stored out of mind (perhaps for many decades), now on an emotional state, now on a toothache, now on construction of an abstract pattern of thought, now on communication with others, but again and again on the often
painful process of choosing among courses of action, and then of acting.
Finally, although I don't like the term «unconditional love» because it
is overused to the point of banality, it
's actually a very real thing and, at the
moment, it
is jolly
painful to
be on the receiving end of it.
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..
It
is painful to see what has become of the club but I value my health and life more than arsenal at
moment and only waiting to see what will happen after Wenger contract expires.
«It
is painful to watch what
is happening at the
moment because I
am still an Arsenal fan,» Flamini told the Evening Standard.
Wilson also quotes the ex-Gunner Matthieu Flamini, who
was a substitute against us when we got massacred by Palace on Monday, and he seems to reflect the Arsenal directors thoughts on Wenger's position: «It
is painful to watch what
is happening at the
moment because I
am still an Arsenal fan,» Flamini said.
What the f**k wrong with Arsenal Leicester city, Manchester United and Man City all on the winning list please God help Arsenal fans and save we from this
painful moment Wenger should leave us the f *** alone Arsenal fc
is not a fu ** ing Wenger fc for God sake!
There
was one downside to getting a tattoo on his backside: it made for a
painful moment when one of the crew members slapped him on the butt this morning.
Been a super scary and
painful 24 hours but I really want to take a
moment to thank the medical staff here in Ottawa for making me feel comfortable throughout the whole process.
Following Chelsea
is a
painful business at the
moment as they struggle for form in the Premier League.
Moments later, it looked like another
painful afternoon
was in store, when Chelsea
were awarded a penalty.
«Obviously it
is painful for us to concede one goal at the end, but I think we have to learn how to approach this type of
moment for the next time.»
In the meantime, there
was another
painful little
moment ten days later when Barcelona upended Juventus 3 - 0 in a Champions League group game.
However it has
been painful to watch, the build up slow, the quality dreadful, both games won by the odd
moment of magic.
I
was really lucky that I didn't have any issues nursing my daughter when she
was a baby, but I definitely had my
painful, difficult
moments.
My nipples
were now actually bleeding and there had
been moments during
painful feeds in the dead of night where I just wanted to wake Oli up and send him to the shop for some formula.
While it might
be painful to dump used formula or breastmilk, when you consider the fact that the
moment a bottle hits your little one's mouth, it becomes a breeding ground for bacteria that could potentially cause viral or bacterial infections that might land your little one in the hospital, saving it just isn't worth it.
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.
Thanks for sharing your story I had a nice and easy pregnancy and birth with my first son, yo yoo come the second pregnancy ok it
was not bad but the birth oh God 15 hours in pain my water never broke I just see blood coming out and here it
's come the pushing oh God the baby hurt me badly that I have to get the stitching inside there feeling the niddle down there
was a extremely
painful and I
was screaming all the way through the process and now
am pregnant again first few weeks
was not easy At all but now a
moment my second trimesters and
am praying for easy birth God help me
I
am talking about the crazy hormones that affect your body, the surprisingly
painful moments, and tips for making your hospital stay a little better....
Check out these stories about the amazing times when parents» solidarity had no borders, and remind yourself that you
're not alone in navigating awkward and
painful parenting
moments.
All too often some memories can
be painful, but when you look back at these gorgeous pictures of the little life you created you can not help but smile and cherish every
moment.
Only this way you can determine the
moment when weaning from the pacifier will
be the least
painful.
My breasts
are so tender and
painful at the
moment, and Im only 25 weeks pregnant at the
moment.
He added: «It
is sad that Alhaji Aliu Mahama, who so distinguished himself in the office of Vice President of the Republic, could not witness this day; it
is heart - breaking that Otanka Obetsebi - Lamptey, my childhood friend,
is not here by my side today to savour the
moment; it
is difficult to accept that Adams Mahama, the dynamic chairman of our party in the Upper East Region,
is not here with us; it
is tragic my cousin and political neighbour, J.B Danquah Adu,
is not here with us; it
is sad that the bubbly Peter Wiafe Peprah
is not here; it
is painful that young, bright, hardworking and cheerful Kwabena Boadu
is not here with us; and that Abubakar Siddique should miss this occasion.»
But he worries about the effort to «wipe out» history, even if the memory of certain difficult or unsavory
moments is painful.
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.
«In a telephone call from London to the bereaved Wazirin, the President said the loss of such a devoted wife of many years
was particularly a
painful and challenging
moment in the life of any husband.
That
painful picture
is what we see at the
moment, in relation to the government's extremely welcome plan to create a public register of who really owns UK registered companies.
Seeking to test his professed lack of emotional attachment to the Red Sox I asked Massey about the 1986 night the ball rolled through Bill Buckner's legs, a
moment that would likely
be a
painful memory for any true Red Sox fan.
«But this
moment of reckoning about our friends and colleagues who have
been accused of sexual misconduct
is necessary, and it
is painful,» Gillibrand said.
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.
Whether it
's a new job, a new city, or even a change in the weather, we resist by attaching ourselves to memories (whether
painful or joyous), and miss out on the present
moment.
This incredible journey, although I would never exchange it for anything,
was extremely
painful and resulted in my making soul ties with many men I would never have fallen in love with had I given it a
moment's sober thought.
When I started to recognize unpleasant feelings as teachers, the realization naturally followed that
painful moments, difficult experiences,
are lessons.
From labor to breastfeeding to the toddler years and beyond, parenthood contains
moments that
are challenging,
painful, and distressing.