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> [“Friendships and relationships change my perspective. Once I change my perspective, I live differently. When we gain a heart of compassion toward others who have less, we want to give more. Our view of what we need radically shifts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/friendships-and-relationships-change-my-perspective-once-i-change-my/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

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## More by Jeff Shinabarger

> [“The more self-sufficient we are, the less we need others. The less we need others, the less likely we are to form the bonds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/the-more-self-sufficient-we-are-the-less-we-need-others-the-less-we/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“Friendships and relationships change my perspective. Once I change my perspective, I live differently. When we gain a heart of compassion toward others who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/friendships-and-relationships-change-my-perspective-once-i-change-my/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“We have an uncanny ability to accumulate things that are not essential to living, yet we lack the practice of releasing the acquired junk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/we-have-an-uncanny-ability-to-accumulate-things-that-are-not/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“For the next week, every day, listen to the words of your friends or colleagues. Try to hear what others communicate as a need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/for-the-next-week-every-day-listen-to-the-words-of-your-friends-or/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“Generosity is a lifestyle that seeks to understand the needs of others and strives to bring an end to that suffering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/generosity-is-a-lifestyle-that-seeks-to-understand-the-needs-of/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“By design, we must fully live the life that only we can live. Every person that lives less than his or her potential is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/by-design-we-must-fully-live-the-life-that-only-we-can-live-every/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“if we as consumers do not understand what marketing does to us, we are not defining what is enough; we are letting others determine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/if-we-as-consumers-do-not-understand-what-marketing-does-to-us-we-are/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/character-cannot-be-developed-in-ease-and-quiet-only-through-2/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“In Africa there is a concept known as ubuntu—the profound sense that we are human only through the humanity of others; that if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/in-africa-there-is-a-concept-known-as-ubuntu-the-profound-sense-that-2/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“Leroy helped me process the reality that when we engage in the messiness and tension of a suffering community, we experience the positive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/leroy-helped-me-process-the-reality-that-when-we-engage-in-the/)

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> [“Our desires consume our time. But when we prioritize our time to help people in great need, our desires change drastically. When we choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/our-desires-consume-our-time-but-when-we-prioritize-our-time-to-help/)

[Jeff Shinabarger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-shinabarger/)

> [“surround yourself with people who are in need, and you will desire to meet needs. Surround yourself with people living in excess, and your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-shinabarger/surround-yourself-with-people-who-are-in-need-and-you-will-desire-to/)

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