“Repentant people will recognize a wrong and really want to change because they do not want to be that kind of person.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Since you cannot get them to change, you must change yourself so that their destructive patterns no longer work on you.” — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Page 142: "When a spouse says to the alcoholic, "you need to go to AA," that is obviously not true. The addict… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Physical presence provides chemical, relational, psychological and physiological effects that virtual relationships cannot. Our brains change in the presence of another person… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Sometimes in evaluating dynamics of change, we are tempted to point to one issue as more important than any other in someone’s… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Page 99: "...unless something changes, the future that you can expect is more of the past. Sorry or becoming committed does not… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Many people are too quick to trust someone in the name of forgiveness and not make sure that the other is producing… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
The amount of truth a relationship can handle is proportional to the amount of perceived love that's present. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Are we paying attention to what is important, inhibiting the things that will not help or will hurt us, and keeping current?” — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Neglecting them leads to spiritual and emotional problems; having them met, however, frees us to meet the needs of others cheerfully and without resentment.… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“we need people to whom we can talk and who will understand without invalidating our feelings by saying the following: You shouldn’t feel that… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“What appear to be dangerous and even bad periods in some lives can actually bring them closer to the Lord, because these individuals honestly… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“We are drawn to Jesus because “he learned obedience from what he suffered” (Heb. 5:8). People who are growing up are also drawn to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
If you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy, and you have to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Dont use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and dont worry about it if you mess up one day. The most… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Faith goes beyond reason. It goes beyond what you can see. But it is as real as anything you can touch or feel. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
Boundaries are basically about providing structure, and structure is essential in building anything that thrives. — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness and opening up to more abuse are not the same thing. Forgiveness has to do with the past. Reconciliation and boundaries have to… — Henry Cloud Copy Share Image
