Quotes About Emotions

The hurt was caused by someone else, but the resulting feelings are mine to manage.

Whenever any kind of relationship conflict arises, my choice is whether to give the other person power to control my emotions.

Each morning my mind is like a dry sponge. Whatever I soak up first is what I'll be most saturated with each day. And what I'm most saturated with each day is what I'll leak out on others when life's tough stuff squeezes me.

When a woman lives with the stress of an overwhelmed schedule, she'll ache with the sadness of an underwhelmed soul.

Self-rejection paves the landing strip for the rejection of others to arrive and pull on up to the gates of our hearts.

The numbers hadn't changed yet, but my heart had.

Instead of looking at life with the hope of receiving love, I started expecting rejection.

Nothing will give you emotional laryngitis like living in close proximity to someone who refuses to listen. Having emotions but no voice chokes the life out of relationships.

Whatever attitude we bring into a situation will be multiplied.

Finding the gentle middle between exploding and stuffing can be hard, but God is working on me. How about you?

two types of stuffer reactions: stuffers who build barriers and stuffers who collect retaliation rocks.

when someone of great significance in our lives makes us feel like our belonging is more of a question mark than a security blanket, we become very sensitive to even the slightest hints of rejection.

your phone randomly sends those memory movies of what happened on this same day four years ago, it stops you from breathing.

I forgive Art for betraying my trust. And whatever my feelings don't yet allow for, the blood of Jesus will surely cover.

It's so easy to park our minds in bad spots. But this is where pity parties are held, and we all know pity parties demand an abundance of high calorie delights. Pity parties are also a cruel way to entertain, for they leave behind a deeper emptiness than we started with.

And in that you will find the why. Why did this happen? Because there's someone else in the world who would drown in their own tears for not seeing yours.

Constant reminders that love is doubly edged with the most beautiful potential and the most dangerous pain.

Instead of letting the feelings from this situation label me, I'm going to focus on God and His promises for good things.

I can face things out of my control without acting out of control.

Remember, this [life] is a love story. And we will never appreciate or even desire the hope of our True Love if lesser loves don't disappoint.

Sometimes relationships grow stronger through conflict; other times relationships end.

What numbs us imprisons us.

This wasn't really about the scale or what clothing size I was; it was about this battle that raged in my heart.

We've survived what we feared. But can we survive the remembering? Memories are both our greatest treasures and our greatest sorrows.