Quotes About Choice

But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.

Slavery is at the heart of dysfunctional families. When people serve others because they are forced to do so, freedom to truly serve is lost. Slavery hardens the heart, creates anger, bitterness and resentment. On the other hand, true love often finds its expression in acts of serve. It is service freely given, not out of fear but out of choice. It comes out of personal discovery that it is more blessed to give than to receive

It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth. Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.

Love is a choice and cannot be coerced.

If love is a choice, then they have the capacity to love after the "in-love" obsession has died and they have returned to the real world. That kind of love begins with an attitude—a way of thinking. Love is the attitude that says, "I am married to you, and I choose to look out for your interests.

Each of us must decide daily to love or not to love our spouses. If we choose to love, then expressing it in the way in which our spouse requests will make our love most effective emotionally.

love is always a choice. That's what makes it meaningful.

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not t hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love.

Meeting my wife's need for love is a choice I make each day.

choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love.

We cannot take credit for the kind and generous things we do while under the influence of "the obsession." We are pushed and carried along by an instinctual force that goes beyond our normal behavior patterns. But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love. "I love you. I care about you, and I choose to forgive you.

Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender.

Life is a slow journey of becoming the people we choose to be.

When we choose to love in spite of our feelings, we find negative feelings will dissipate, and feelings of intimacy return. Loving acts create loving feelings.

That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by experiences of the past.

Love isn't about getting everything you want and need and making sure you always feel happy. Love is a choice to meet someone else's needs, to sacrifice for another, to want what's best for the other—even when it's hard.

Love is not just good feelings for someone—it is an act of the will. Love, by its very essence, results in action.

That kind of love is emotional in nature but not obsessional. It is a love that unites reason and emotion. It involves an act of the will and requires discipline, and it recognizes the need for personal growth. Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.

One day I saw Mary and said, "I'm so proud of you." "You are?" Her eyes registered surprise. "When abortion is an easy option, I admire your courage to choose life for your baby." Real love keeps no record of wrongs (1 Corinthians 13:5). Just as in Christ God forgave me, I relinquished my holier-than-thou attitudes to demonstrate kindness and compassion to Mary.

This doesn't mean you must be thankful for all circumstances, but that in every situation, you can choose to see something for which to thank God. He is present in your circumstances, and the more you look for him, the more you will find him.

Releasing the person is not forgiveness. Forgiveness is a response to confession. It is rather a releasing of my hurt and anger so that I am no longer consumed by them. It is choosing to love people in spite of the wrong they have done to me. It does not restore the relationship, but it does allow me to live my life in peace and love toward others.

Love is a choice. And either partner can start the process today.