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EMOTIONS
The
most difficult thing in any negotiation,
almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion
and deal with the facts.
-- Howard Baker
*
The
lack of emotional security of our American young people
is due, I believe, to their isolation from the larger
family unit. No two people - no mere father and mother
- as I have often said, are enough to provide emotional
security for a child. He needs to feel himself one in
a world of kinfolk, persons of variety in age and temperament,
and yet allied to himself by an indissoluble bond which
he cannot break if he could, for nature has welded him
into it before he was born.
~ Pearl
S. Buck
"The
economic benefits of investing in children have
been extensively documented. Investing fully in
children today will ensure the well-being and productivity
of future generations for decades to come. By contrast,
the physical, emotional and intellectual impairment
that poverty inflicts on children can mean a lifetime
of suffering and want – and a legacy of poverty
for the next generation… " -- Carol
Bellamy
The
child awakens to a universe.
The mind of the child to a world of meaning.
Imagination to a world of beauty.
Emotions to a world of intimacy.
It takes a universe to make a child
both in outer form and inner spirit.
It takes a universe to educate a child.
A universe to fulfill a child.
~ Thomas
Berry
*
Purusing
peace means rising above one's own wants, needs, and
emotions.
-- Benazir
Bhutto
"Children
need systems that are inclusive and driven by them,
systems that will enable them to respond to their
feelings and needs at any time."
-- Jeroo
Billimoria
*
You
cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel,
but you can make yourself do right in spite of your
feelings.
-- Pearl
S. Buck
There
is a boundary to men's passions when they act from
feelings; but none when they are under the influence
of imagination.
-- Edmund Burke
When
dealing with people, remember you are not dealing
with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.
-- Dale Carnegie
If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge
and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions
of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds
must grow.
-- Rachel
Carson
Family
is the first social unit for developing the qualities
of the heart. A true family grows and moves through
life together, inseparable in the heart. Whether a
biological family or an extended family of people
attracted to each other based on heart resonance and
mutual support, the word "family" implies warmth,
a place where the core feelings of the heart are nurtured.
Family values represent the core values and guidelines
that parents and family members hold in high regard
for the well-being of the family. Sincere family feelings
are core heart feelings. They are the basis for true
family values. While we have differences, we remain
"family" by virtue of our heart connection. Family
provides necessary security and support, and acts
as a buffer against external problems. A family made
up of secure people generates a magnetic power that
can get things done. They are the hope for real security
in a stressful world.
-- Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution
*
Most
of what we take as being important is not material,
whether it's music or feelings or love. They're things
we can't really see or touch. They're not material,
but they're vitally important to us.
--
Judy
Collins
*
As a people, we value family, education and success.
Hunger is an enemy to all three. Scientific studies
have demonstrated that even brief periods of hunger
can permanently inhibit a child's mental, emotional
and physical growth. Kids who are hungry do poorly
in school and are unlikely to grow into productive
adults. For families, experiencing hunger means living
in a world of isolation and shame. Caring citizens
must put an end to this disgrace.
-- Ted
Danson
The
freedom to be at peace in our own skins - that’s what
forgiveness allows. We relinquish this freedom when
we hold onto anger and resentment. Enormous amounts
of energy are wasted when we hold back our love, hold
onto hate, and harbor acrimonious feelings. The only
remedy is letting go, and being willing to forgive.
-- Naomi
Drew
“The
most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and all science.
He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no
longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead: his eyes are closed.”
-- Albert
Einstein
"Forgiving
is an act of mercy toward an offender.
We are no longer controlled by angry feelings toward this
person."
-- Robert D. Enright
"Forgiveness
works directly on the emotion of anger (and related constructs
such as resentment, hostility, or hatred) by diminishing
its intensity or level within the mind and heart."
-- Richard Fitzgibbons
The
colossal misunderstanding of our time is the assumption
that insight will work with people who are unmotivated to
change. Communication does not depend on syntax, or eloquence,
or rhetoric, or articulation but on the emotional context
in which the message is being heard. People can only hear
you when they are moving toward you, and they are not likely
to when your words are pursuing them. Even the choices words
lose their power when they are used to overpower. Attitudes
are the real figures of speech.
-- Edwin H. Friedman
*...violence is destroying us. You know,
we’re seeing violence growing every day in our streets,
in our homes, in our towns, in our cities, in the
world itself. Everywhere we turn, we see violence
and hate and prejudice and anger and all of these
negative emotions that are destroying humanity. And
we have to wake up and take note of this and try to
change our course, so that we can create a world of
peace and harmony where future generations can live
happily together.
-- Arun
Gandhi
Families
are about love overcoming emotional torture.
-- Matt Groening
*
We
found out that the young people who had a substantial
number of lessons in the Resolving Conflict Creatively
Curriculum ... not only did better in terms of people
skills, that they managed their emotions, they were
less violent and more caring, but they actually did
better on their academic achievement tests.
~ Linda
Lantieri
*
Emotional
intelligence in the work that we do in the Resolving Conflict
Creatively Program, is about equipping young people with
the kinds of skills they need to both identify and manage
their emotions, to communicate those emotions effectively,
and to resolve conflict nonviolently. So it's a whole set
of skills and competencies that, for us, fall under the
umbrella of emotional intelligence.
~ Linda
Lantieri
We're
finally learning that it is not an either-or situation ...
Feelings and learning and emotion are all very integral
to each other."
~ Linda
Lantieri
“What
is the quality of your intent? Certain people have a
way of saying things that shake us at the core. Even
when the words do not seem harsh or offensive, the impact
is shattering. What we could be experiencing is the
intent behind the words. When we intend to do good,
we do. When we intend to do harm, it happens. What each
of us must come to realize is that our intent always
comes through. We cannot sugarcoat the feelings in our
heart of hearts. The emotion is the energy that motivates.
We cannot ignore what we really want to create. We should
be honest and do it the way we feel it. What we owe
to ourselves and everyone around is to examine the reasons
of our true intent. My intent will be evident in the
results.”
-- Thurgood
Marshall
Our
emotional symptoms are precious sources of life and
individuality. Thomas
More
"Avoidance
of uncomfortable feelings because you are afraid of
them is an irrational fear that can be challenged.
Feelings, even scary ones, can be felt, given a name
and then released. "
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
“Daily
rituals for healing are part of becoming a loving,
calm person. You can set yourself free from unwanted
emotions and problems if you are willing to take the
time to do the work."
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
"Be
willing to bring bad feelings to the light of day.
Expose them for what they are. They are only feelings
after all."
-- Lynne
Namka (AngriesOut.com)
"Forgiveness
offers the possibility of two types of peace: peace of mind
--
the potential healing of old emotional wounds, and peace
with others --
the possibility of new, more gratifying relationships in
the future."
-- Kenneth I. Pargament & Mark S. Rye
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life
off our souls.
-- Pablo
Picasso
Some
painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others
transform a yellow spot into the sun.
-- Pablo
Picasso
The
artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from
all over the place: from the sky, from the earth,
from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from
a spider's web.
-- Pablo
Picasso
When
you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that
person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger
than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that
link and get free.
-- Catherine Ponder
*
Your
emotional state has a tremendous amount to do with
sickness, health and well-being. For years, my husband
and I lived on -- and because of -- hope.
-- Dana
Reeve
*
Nobody
can make you feel inferior without your consent.
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
*
"It seems to me of great importance to teach children
respect for life. Towards this end, experiments
on living animals in classrooms should be stopped.
To encourage cruelty in the name of science can
only destroy the finer emotions of affection and
sympathy, and breed an unfeeling callousness in
the young towards suffering in all living creatures."
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
*
"It seems to me of great importance to teach children
respect for life."
-- Eleanor
Roosevelt
*
When
we hear the other person's feelings and needs, we
recognize our common humanity.
-- Marshall
Rosenberg
When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides,
a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search
for logical grounds in favour of the belief which
he finds in himself. -- Bertrand
Russell
When
a moment is carrying your thoughts and emotions somewhere
you don't want to go, stop, take a deep breath and
slowly whisper "May Peace Prevail On Earth" a few
times. This simple phrase will center you, and remind
you that you are never alone in your wish for a better
world. At any moment many others are sharing this
universal wish all across the globe.
-- Robert
Alan Silverstein
Whenever
we feel overwhelmed by the amount that needs to be
done, or caught up in a moment of anger, we need to
take time out for peace of mind. For some, prayer
or meditation will be the way to refocus and remember
our higher purpose. Simply stopping for a moment and
taking a deep breath and counting to ten, is sometimes
all that we need to pull us out of a situation so
that we can pause, and refocus and restore the balance
of purpose and direction.
--
Robert
Alan Silverstein
The
ideal of "a family" is one of the most basic models of what
a better world can be like. In a perfect family, the members
are joined by bonds of love; they are a team, helping each
other meet all of their physical and emotional needs. Of
course no family is perfect, but a family that strives together
to become a "family for a better world" can help each member
to feel more fulfilled and better about themselves and the
world. They also provide a real-life example of how the
human family can work together to create a better world.
-- Robert
Alan Silverstein
I
don't have any understanding of a human being who
doesn't respect the beauty of life and that goes for
all creatures that have thoughts, feelings and needs.
-- Alicia
Silverstone
"There
are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality,
language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we
need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation,
and support from others. We need to understand our environment
and our relationship to it. We need to fulfill certain inner
hungers: the need for happiness, for peace of mind -- for
wisdom."
-- J. Donald Walters
"The
more I read and the more I talked to other parents of children
with disabilities and normal children, the more I found
that feelings and emotions about children are very much
the same in all families. The accident of illness or disability
serves only to intensify feelings and emotions, not to change
them."
-- Judith Weatherly
"My
work cuts through racial, class, geographic, and ethnic
separations to directly connect to the heart, mind,
and emotion with people.”
-- Lily
Yeh
"By
choosing your thoughts, and by selecting which emotional
currents you will release and which you will reinforce,
you determine the quality of your Light. You determine the
effects that you will have upon others, and the nature of
the experiences of your life." - Gary Zukav
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