Henry Cloud

Every human being must have boundaries in order to have successful relationships or a successful performance in life.

— Henry Cloud

“Proactive people show you what they love, what they want, what they purpose, and what they stand for. These people are very…

— Henry Cloud

Dating is not only a wonderful time of life, but also a context for enormous spiritual and personal growth. You learn so…

— Henry Cloud

“God has built emotions into our personalities for a reason: they are a signal. Much like a barometer measures atmospheric pressure, emotions…

— Henry Cloud

We have our own thoughts, and if we want others to know them, we must tell them.

— Henry Cloud

“This principle is taught in Scripture: "We love because he first loved us" (1 John 4:19). In other words, we learn to…

— Henry Cloud

The idea of submission is never meant to allow someone to overstep another's boundaries. Submission only has meaning in the context of…

— Henry Cloud

“We’ve all been around middle-aged people who have the boundaries of an eighteen-month-old. They have tantrums or sulk when others set limits…

— Henry Cloud

“Christian psychologist is called in; if it’s a spiritual problem, the pastor gets the call. We assume that our depression, panic, guilt,…

— Henry Cloud

“So getting your brain to move to create an ending, and getting the people around you to do the same, is going…

— Henry Cloud

“We often fear being honest because it was not safe to express honesty in our earthly relationships. With Job we fear both…

— Henry Cloud

When a person travels through a few years with an organization, or with a partnership, or any other kind of working association,…

— Henry Cloud

For someone's character to grow, it has to be free from internal attack. Falling down never stopped children from developing. But getting…

— Henry Cloud

“People who always want to be happy and pursue it above all else are some of the most miserable people in the…

— Henry Cloud

Because dating is a human exercise, it can be a tightrope fraught with danger. You will be dating imperfect people, and some…

— Henry Cloud

“That’s why time-friendly people tend to make fewer emotional commitments than my friend Bernard does. They have a profound understanding of how…

— Henry Cloud

“Entitlement is a demand for special treatment. Instead of being grateful for ordinary, “good-enough” resources and situations, we demand the best. Here…

— Henry Cloud

“If a person’s character makeup determines his future, then child rearing is primarily about helping children to develop character that will take…

— Henry Cloud

“To be purposeful people who can get things done, we need to be able to organize our desires, goals, time, and efforts.…

— Henry Cloud

Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other…

— Henry Cloud

“As long as my tone induced toxic fear in others, I was creating an environment that would ultimately take away from what…

— Henry Cloud

“Without the ability to end things, people stay stuck, never becoming who they are meant to be, never accomplishing all that their…

— Henry Cloud

Leaders set a very clear path every day, in a thousand different ways, of what the people must attend to, inhibit, and…

— Henry Cloud

“A good supportive relationship cherishes the no of all parties involved. The members know that true intimacy is only built around the…

— Henry Cloud

“Character = the ability to meet the demands of reality.”

— Henry Cloud