“No other human relationship can approach the potential for intimacy and oneness than can be found within the context of a marriage commitment. And yet no other relationship can bring with it as many adjustments, difficulties and even hurts. There's no way you can avoid these difficulties; each couple's journey is unique. But there is much you can do to prepare for that journey. An engagement is not just a time of preparation for a wedding, but also preparation for a marriage.” WayHumansFoundCan DoHurtJourneyCoupleApproachUniqueCommitmentDifficultyOnenessIntimacyPreparationEngagementAdjustmentHuman RelationsHuman Relationships Author:Dennis Rainey
“Courage is finding the inner strength and bravery required when confronting danger, difficulty, or opposition. Courage is the energy current behind all great actions and the spark that ignites the initial baby steps of growth. It resides deep within each of us, ready to be accessed in those moments when you need to forge ahead or break through seemingly insurmountable barriers. It is the intangible force that propels you forward on your journey.” NeedsMomentsActionEnergyForceGrowthBehindsStepsBreakCourageJourneyDangerReadyBabyFindingsDifficultyBraveryCurrentsOppositionBarriersInner StrengthSparksInitialsBreak ThroughConfrontingDeep WithinIntangibleIgniteInsurmountableBaby Steps Book:If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul Source: If Life Is a Game, These Are the Rules: Ten Rules for Being Human as Introduced in Chicken Soup for the Soul
“A new year is upon us, with new duties, new conflicts, new trials, and new opportunities. Start on the journey with Jesus--to walk with Him, to work for Him, and to win souls to Him. The last year of the century, it may be the last of our lives! A happy year will it be to those who, through every path of trial, or up every hill of difficulty, or over every sunny height,, march on in closest fellowship with Jesus, and who will determine that, come what may, they have Christ every day.” YearsMaySoulLastsOpportunityJesusWinningChristWalksPathOur LivesJourneyCenturyDutyConflictDifficultyDetermineTrialsHillsHeightMarchNew YearLast YearClosestFellowshipSunnyNew Opportunity Author:Theodore L. Cuyler
“I want my audience to leave the theatre with positive emotions through this sensorial journey in the world of precious and fragile teenage beauty. And also the idea that the difficulties that we have to go through help us reveal who we really are.” WorldWantIdeasHelpingEmotionAudienceJourneyDifficultyTheatreFragileTeenagePositive Emotions Author:Alante Kavaite
“Difficulties are not interruptions to our journey; they are part of it, as if they're part of the weave of the cloth of our lives. They weave in and become an essential part of the whole. Because the more challenges we face, the more capable we realize we are and the less there is to fear.” IfsWholeFacesRealizingChallengesOur LivesJourneyEssentialsCapableDifficultyInterruptionsChallenges We Face Author:Kimora Lee Simmons
“I wanted to lose 30 pounds healthfully and still be able to enjoy my college experience. Having succeeded in doing just that, I wanted to share my experiences with others who could benefit from my direct knowledge of the difficulty of trying to balance college life with being healthy. It became a journey about healthy lifestyle choices, including tips and tricks for creating a new relationship with food where I was in control and could learn to love food healthfully again.” TryingStillsAbleWantedChoicesEnjoyLosesJourneyShareCollegeBalanceHealthyBenefitsCreatingDirectDifficultyIncludingLifestyleTricksPoundsHealthy LifestyleFood LoveCollege LifeNew RelationshipLifestyle ChoicesCollege Experience Author:Daphne Oz
“Everybody is on a lifelong journey toward trying to live more deeply. There is nobody who can say, "Well, I've got that one checked off my to-do list." We have to be honest with ourselves about where we are on this journey and about the difficulty of living in our own identities and integrity.” TryingWellsJourneyHonestIdentityIntegrityDifficultyListsBeing HonestLifelongLong JourneyLifelong Journey Author:Parker J. Palmer
“Now each race is different every time because it's a different journey to get to it - the difficulties you faced getting the car into that position. I manage myself. I chose my team myself. So there's a huge satisfaction for me.” DifferentJourneyTeamCarDifficultyManage Author:Lewis Hamilton
“There are times when you felt especially important to another person, or cared about or loved or accepted. Well, loving relationships aren't something you can have like a precious little jewel you put in a box and then put on your shelf. It's something you walk towards. And there's always difficulties; there's always pain in relationships. But you can keep walking towards that beacon in the distance. That process, that journey, is called life. And if you're moving towards the things that you value, life is more vital, flowing; it's more empowering.” ImportantPainMovingValuesJourneyWalkingDifficultyDistanceAcceptedEmpowering Author:Steven C. Hayes
“If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.” IfsLongKnownJourneyDifficultyLong Journey Author:Dan Rather
“Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.” MenLoveLifeNeedsBelieveEndsActionCoursesWinningFearPeaceCourageRiskJourneyAtheismVictoryMen And WomenDifficultyEncouragementBraveCriticsSoldierRageMapsWrongHave CourageBrave ManFear And CourageFear CourageInspirational CourageRisks In LifeRisking Your LifeConfidence And CourageCourse Of LifeDecide Upon Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“THE MALE JOURNEY t some point in time, a man needs to embark on a risky -journey. It's a necessary adventure that takes him into uncertainty, and it almost always involves some form of difficulty or failure. On this journey the man learns to trust God more than he trusts a sense of right and wrong or his own sense of self-worth.” MenNeedsSelfFormJourneyAdventureDifficultyMalesSelf WorthUncertaintyTrust In GodSense Of Self Author:Richard Rohr