“You've got to be willing to stay committed to someone over the long run, and sometimes it doesn't work out. But often if you become real honest with yourself and honest with each other, and put aside whatever personal hurt and disappointment you have to really understand yourself and your spouse, it can be the most wonderful experience you've ever had.” IfsLongRealSometimesRunningHurtWorkWonderfulHonestWillingCommittedDisappointmentWork OutLong RunsSpouseHonest With YourselfWonderful Experience Author:Hillary Clinton
“If you stick in the business of being creative, you get hurt. And creative disappointment seems so much harder to take than any other kind. But if you're not prepared to get hurt like that, life can be pretty boring. I think I'm going to keep on going.” IfsThinkingKindSeemsHurtCreativityCreativeHarderSticksPreparedDisappointmentBoringBe Creative Author:Chuck Barris
“The disappointment has come - not because God desires to hurt you or make you miserable or to demoralize you or ruin your life or keep you from ever knowing happiness. He wants you to be perfect and complete in every aspect, lacking nothing. It's not the easy times that make you more like Jesus, but the hard times.” WantHardDesireJesusEasyHurtPerfectKnowingAspectDisappointmentRuinsMiserableHard TimesLacking Author:Kay Arthur
“Nothing to me is unexpected. No disappointment is unexpected - whether it's movies or people or relationships. I'm always ready for the punch directly between the eyes. So I get hurt, but I never get hurt. Happens all the time.” PeopleHappensEyeHurtReadyDisappointmentUnexpected Author:Brian Grazer
“Tears are perhaps 1% water but 99% emotions. They contain hurt, pain, sorrow, disappointment, sadness… so cry sometimes and let go of the feelings welling in your heart. Crying won't necessarily solve your problems but it will make you feel better.” FeelsHeartSometimesFeelingsProblemPainWaterHurtEmotionSadnessCryTearsSorrowLetting GoDisappointmentSolveFeel BetterHurt Pain Author:Rita Zahara
“In the nurturing family...parents see themselves as empowering leaders not as authoritative bosses. They see their job primarily as one of teaching their children how to be truly human in all situations. They readily acknowledge to the child their poor judgment as well as their good judgment; their hurt, anger, or disappointment as well as their joy. The behavior of these parents matches what they say.” HumansWellsChildrenJobsJoyParentHurtPoorSituationLeaderTeachingBehaviorJudgmentDisappointmentAcknowledgeEmpoweringBossNurturingGood Judgment Author:Virginia Satir
“The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less. Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . . No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best. No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.” FirstsChildrenStillsEnergyParentHurtExistenceAttentionWonderStruggleMereDisappointmentAccomplishmentApprovalSiblingMe AloneRivalryAlone TimeSibling Rivalry Author:Adele Faber
“Many people in the throes of suffering, disappointment, and despair, feel utterly stuck in their circumstances. They see no hope beyond their day-to-day drudgery of disability routines; but when hurting families place themselves under the shower of God's mercy, suddenly the clouds part. They realize there's hope, life, and even joy beyond their suffering.” PeopleFeelsJoySufferingRealizingHurtCircumstancesDespairMercyCloudsDisappointmentStuckDisabilityShowersDay To DayNo HopeDrudgery Author:Joni Eareckson Tada