Quotes About Adjustment

If there's an opposite of a honeymoon, it's the week after a couples first child is born. No matter how hard they try, no matter how pure their intentions... everything will go wrong.

Las especies que sobreviven no son las más fuertes ni las más inteligentes, sino aquellas que se adaptan mejor al cambio

My definition: A transition is a vital period of adjustment, creativity, and rebirth that helps one find meaning after a major life disruption. But how do you enter this mysterious state? Does it happen inevitably or do you somehow have to decide? And if so, how do you do that?

From shame to sadness to fear, from overcoming your resistance to embracing the brutal facts of your situation, the first tool of transitions is to identify the circumstances you're in and accept the emotions that come with this new state. The next tool may seem even harder to master, yet it's the one approach people seem to crave more than any other.

THE LINEAR LIFE IS DEAD ? THE NONLINEAR LIFE INVOLVES MORE LIFE TRANSITIONS ? LIFE TRANSITIONS ARE A SKILL WE CAN, AND MUST, MASTER

The average person goes through three to five of these massive reorientations in their adult lives; their average duration, my data show, is five years. When you do the math, that means nearly half our lives are spent responding to one of these episodes.

only those who are humble can consistently identify evidences of grace in others who need adjustment. It's something the proud and the self-righteous are incapable of.

You can get used to anything, I guess, if you've been there enough.

You humans have a certain talent for adaptability--at least in the short term.

Sometimes we sleep too long in the afternoon and when we wake we find things changed, Signora.

Things change. Life changes. Nothing stays the same.

Sometimes you have to settle for doing what you can as opposed to what you think you should.

I also discovered that you can get used to a man , much like you do a household pet!

People don't like change. But make the change fast enough and you go from one type of normal to another.

Welcome to the world," he said wearily. "You get used to it after a while.

If the abnormal goes on long enough it becomes the normal.

It only takes a tweak to make the whole world new.

After having your first child, it's a massive shock to the system. I work in an industry where people judge you and the way you look, and you always want to put your best foot forward when you can.

My normal is craziness - moving around and jumping from team to team and having to get used to different guys in a short period of time.

My first four fights in amateur at middleweight, and the first four professional were at welterweight. And I just kind of went down from there.

I sang in a group for four years, and you just kind of get used to it. You don't really think about being by yourself.

Yes, the sound of the new V6 engines could have been a little bit better, but it is just one of those things that you get used to with time.

With Kansas, I had a four-year deal. The initial two months were real tough. I had to adjust a lot. Then, things started looking up.

There was a time when a lot of people, including coaches, were keen that I change my bottom-handed grip.