“Friendship * * * is a long time in forming, it is of slow growth, through many trials and months of familiarity.” LongGrowthFriendshipMonthsLong TimeTrialsFamiliaritySlow Growth Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“The life of hope, then, is shot through with social influences at every level. We learn to formulate ideals in tandem with others. We pursue particular hopes, sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing, in the company of those we love. And as we develop habits of hope and the hopefulness which helps us weather our trials, we reach out to others, inspiring them, sharing our own hopes with them, and contributing our abilities as best we can to foster the growth of agency.” SometimesHelpingSocialGrowthAbilityLevelsCompanyFailingInfluenceParticularHabitSucceedShotsIdealsTrialsWeatherPursueAgencyReach OutContributingThose We LoveHopefulnessTandem Author:Patrick Shade
“At times it may seem that our trials are focused on areas of our lives and parts of our souls with which we seem least able to cope. Since personal growth is an intended outcome of these challenges, it should come as no surprise that the trials can be very personal-almost laser guided to our particular needs or weaknesses.” NeedsShouldMaySoulSeemsAbleGrowthChallengesOur LivesParticularWeaknessAreasPersonal GrowthSurpriseFocusedTrialsOutcomesLasers Author:Paul V. Johnson
“Growth is a process of experimentation, a series of trials, errors, and occasional victories. The failed experiments are as much as part of the process as the experiments that work.” ProcessGrowthVictoryErrorsSeriesTrialsExperimentsOccasionalExperimentation Author:Cherie Carter-Scott