Quotes About Understanding

Science is all metaphor.

Ä°nsan olmak, pek çok psikoloÄŸa göre dürüst bir biçimde mant?ks?z olmakt?r.

Just Say Know

To notice and resist the stirrings that would turn us aside from God's purpose in our day? What will happen in our spiritual lives if we do live with such spiritual awareness, understanding, and action? What will happen if we do not?

Korzybski argued that language must be viewed as a map, which is useful only insofar as it is similar to the world it describes. He stressed the importance of questioning the unconscious assumptions built into our language, and urged a response to life on the basis of fresh, "first order" experience rather than the old experiences that have been crystallized in words and concepts.

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.

To Wiccans, a word is not reality itself. For example, the word "apple" is not itself an apple.

Wiccans understand magic as a natural process. It is the ability to change one's consciousness—one's frame of mind.

One cannot learn the things that unmask wisdom at the speed to which we have become accustomed in contemporary living. There are no short cuts.

What is a relationship? The intersection of the stories of two people. The problem is that an awful lot of carnage takes place at this intersection.

Our relationships are often harmed when we try to atone for our own sins while condemning the other person for his.

It is easy to forget the impact our words have on every relationship. There has never been a good relationship without good communication. And there has never been a bad relationship that didn't get that way in part because of something that was said.

Even if he never does this, I am called to maintain an attitude of forgiveness toward the offender.

Human marriage is only an illustration of our union with Christ. God ordained marriage to help us understand what it means to be in relationship with him.

Have you ever felt like you haven't been heard?

much of the bad communication, needless conflict, and constant frustration stem from our responses to the ways the other person is different from us.

Are you frustrated with someone in your life? Have you been trying to reshape her to fit into your personal preferences?

Every day your words give your relationships their tone. Every day you tell people what you think of them, what you want from them, and what you would like to enjoy with them.

More than that, we invite you to look at your words through the lens of Scripture.

Be humble, gentle, patient, and forbearing in love

Humility enables us to see our own sin before we focus on the sin and weaknesses of another.

The words of an ambassador are always other-centered. Consider the problem ("according to their needs")

My words must be shaped by your need. An ambassador's words always address the person's true need of the moment.

Confronting a teenager five minutes before she leaves for school is not helpful, even if the content is accurate. Rebuking a friend for an offense in front of others is not helpful. Asking your husband to consider how you hurt him as he is trying to get to sleep is not helpful.