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Quotes About Acknowledgment

People who benefit from writing express more optimism, acknowledge negative events, are constructing a meaningful story of their experience, and have the ability to change perspectives as they write.
~ James W. Pennebaker
my hand, I said her name.
~ Jami Attenberg
God's activity in our lives and in our world is self-evident if we choose to remember, recognize, and credit it. What has God already done? That's the key question.
~ Jan David Hettinga
Svarte, who was reckoned the best smith at Arnäs, had watched Arn in the smithy and he reluctantly had to admit that there wasn't much he could teach the boy about hammer and anvil. If he were to be quite truthful, the opposite was more likely, which was embarrassing enough and not easy to swallow
~ Jan Guillou
Give us grace when we hurt each other . . . to recognize and acknowledge our fault, and to seek each other's forgiveness and yours.
~ Jan Karon
And, as Mr. Shakespeare said, 'thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks'!
~ Jan Karon
forgetting that the one we are speaking with is a person, not a factory for granting wishes. He invites us to pray so we will engage him in conversation, and through conversation, get to know him.
~ Jan Winebrenner
now he knows
~ Jane Fallon
What many people failed to do then (and continue to fail to do today) is admit what happened, understand the context, and make sure those circumstances never happen again. The winter soldiers showed us that redemption is possible when truth is spoken. Nothing can change until we acknowledge what is—as I have learned over time.
~ Jane Fonda
Marginalised and abused children are often overlooked even today, and risk becoming marginalised and abused adults who may never receive acknowledgment or respect for the immense physical and emotional burden they carry from childhood or indeed have their full potential realised.
~ Jane Hersey
There is a freedom born from the acknowledgement of greatness in literature, as if one gave away what one desired to keep, and in giving, there is a new space cleared for growth, an onrush of a new season beneath a secret sun. Acknowledging any great work of art is like being in love; one walks on air; any decline, destruction, death are within, not in the beloved; it is a falling in love with immortality, a freedom, a flight in paradise.
~ Janet Frame
9. Adult children of alcoholics constantly seek approval
~ Janet Geringer Woititz
I think people ought to be called what they want to be called.
~ Janet Kagan
of us want to acknowledge," he wrote. His conclusion? "[T]o all the friends—most but not all of them white—whom I've chastised over the years for abandoning the District once their children reached school age: I'm sorry. You were right. I was wrong."20
~ Jared Taylor
When anybody honks at me in traffic, I blush, wave, and shout, Thanks for being a fan." Being a celebrity is a 24/7 thing.
~ Jarod Kintz
ninguno debe ofendernos que alguien se conforme con nosotros, a falta de quien fue mejor.
~ Javier Marías
The worst thing is not to figure in a book at all, when there was a possibility of doing so.
~ Javier Marías
She asks questions. She paraphrases what her mother says to make sure she understands it, and to make sure her mother understands that Greta understands. Greta is also listening for the feelings that might be behind what her mother is saying, and acknowledges them when she hears them.
~ Douglas Stone
In addition to the stance of curiosity, there are three primary skills that good listeners employ: inquiry, paraphrasing, and acknowledgment.
~ Douglas Stone
Listen! Paradoxically, there is also considerable persuasion power in inquiry and listening. As we say in Chapter 9, listening is not just about taking in information. Listening well has an impact on the other person – it quiets their internal voice. When they feel heard and acknowledged, it is easier for them to hear you. And it also lets you know what they care about, which lays the foundation for creative problem solving.
~ Douglas Stone
Second, paraphrasing lets the other person know they've been heard. Usually the reason someone repeats himself or herself in a conversation is because they have no indication that you've actually taken in what they've said. If you notice that the other person is saying the same thing over and over again, take it as a signal that you need to paraphrase more.
~ Douglas Stone
It is a fundamental rule: feelings crave acknowledgment
~ Douglas Stone
Taking things for granted is a good way to get yourself killed. – Scourge
~ Drew Karpyshyn
North America. In deep love and appreciation, I would like to thank those exceptional
~ Eckhart Tolle