Quotes About Care

Thus, deprivation of love and care in interpersonal relations results in anxiety states which disturb the psychological equilibrium and this tension may be relieved by the process of fantasy. The primary fantasy, therefore, is the "self-mothering" process or the incorporation of the maternal image within the self as a "nourishing" and controlling agent. It

A person who comes to depend on self-mothering through fantasy, together with self-nourishing habits and routines, develops an illusion of self-sufficiency, of needing nothing from the outside world in terms of love and care. Paradoxically, the more a person relies on this process, the less able one is to function in society and actually satisfy basic requirements for living.

Coffee requires that we treat it as a prized commodity, storing and brewing it with loving care. . . . Each coffee bean acquires a distinctive taste, depending on how it is roasted."13

McGlynn EA, Asch SM, Adams J, et al. The quality of health care delivered to adults in the United States.

There is a story that psychiatry doesn't dare tell, which shows that our societal delusion about the benefits of psychiatric drugs isn't entirely an innocent one. In order to sell our society on the soundness of this form of care, psychiatry has had to grossly exaggerate the value of its new drugs, silence critics, and keep the story of poor long-term outcomes hidden.

What next?" Pete asked. "It's up to you," the doctor replied. "If you're sure you want to go forward, there are more tests and the doctors taking care of Mr. Hightower need to be informed." "I'm sure. I've had plenty of time to think about

A soldier asked Abba Mius if God accepted repentance. After the old man had taught him many things he said, "Tell me my dear [friend], if your cloak is torn, do you throw it away?" He replied, "No, I mend it and use it again." The old man said to him, "If you are so careful about your cloak, will not God be equally careful of his creatures?" (Apoth., Mius 3, p. 150)

A woman who took care of everyone, except herself, and she begins to fade away in our arms. And even then we don't realize

Every construction is temporary, including the fire altar. It is not a fixed object, but a vehicle. Once the voyage is complete, the vehicle can be destroyed. Thus the Vedic ritualists did not develop the idea of the temple. If such care was given to constructing a bird, it was to make it fly. What remained on earth was an inert shell of dust, dry mud, and bricks. It could be left behind, like a carcass.

Cheating on research is as bad as cheating on patient care. No! It's worse. In research you can end up hurting many more people.

If I had a dog that was sick as often as you are, I'd put it down," he observed kindly.

Doing something stupid and reckless is not a better proof of your love than doing something measured and powerful.

One devoted to his cat would not leave it long alone. A cat's loyalty is not a thing to be taken for granted, but courted day by day.

No matter what name they call us by, you will always be mine. And I am yours, Bee. And I will always do everything in my power to protect you. Do you understand that?... I will always need you. I will always want you to be part of my life. Do you understand that?

Keeping a child from harm is not the same as rearing one.

It's that which is between the gardener and his bit of soil that makes a garden.

You're alive and safe, and I will not let any evil befall you. And you know that you can trust me. Because I love you.

There is security in knowing that a friend has your back, even if he is sound asleep

It is the way of the young to accept the debilitations of old age very gracefully on behalf of their elderly parents. And

Why should not a mother say to herself, if I raise this child aright, if I love and care for her, she shall live a life that brings joy to those about her, and thus I have changed the world? Why should not the farmer that plants a seed say to his neighbor, this seed I plant today will feed someone, and that is how I change the world today?

The care he always took with his own appearance and behavior. "Just because you cannot see a woman does not mean she does not see you." Oh, Burrich. The extra time he still took, grooming a horse that she seldom rode anymore.

Does no one around here ever use the healer?

The answer is: all of us who care about the Gospel. The ministry of Jesus was never based on what someone deserved. There is never a questionnaire given out in advance of a healing.

Women from dysfunctional homes (and especially, I have observed, from alcoholic homes) are overrepresented in the helping professions, working as nurses, counselors, therapists, and social workers. We are drawn to those who are needy, compassionately identifying with their pain and seeking to relieve it in order to ameliorate our own.