D.J. Chuang > D.J.'s Quotes

“He who has a Why to live for can bear almost any How.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“three possible sources for meaning: in work (doing something significant), in love (caring for another person), and in courage during difficult times.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“Making human connections when you grew up without them takes a good dose of grace, truth, and time. Here are some skills that will start you on the long road to making changes that heal.”
― Henry Cloud, Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You

“To the extent that you continue to see the world through your childhood eyeglasses, your past will be your future.”
― Henry Cloud, Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You

“You need new relationship to undo the learning of the past; there your real self can be connected in grace and truth and thereby be transformed.”
― Henry Cloud, Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You

“Feelings signal our state of being. Feelings tell us how we are doing, what matters to us, what needs changing, what is going well, and what is going badly.”
― Henry Cloud, Changes That Heal: Four Practical Steps to a Happier, Healthier You

“A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all women, men, and children. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we were meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick. There are certainly other causes of illness, numbing, and hurt, but the absence of love and belonging will always lead to suffering. It took me three years to whittle these definitions and concepts from a decade of interviews. Let’s take a look. Love: We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness, and affection. Love is not something we give or get; it is something that we nurture and grow, a connection that can only be cultivated between two people when it exists within each one of them—we can only love others as much as we love ourselves.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are

“If we want to live and love with our whole hearts, and if we want to engage with the world from a place of worthiness, we have to talk about the things that get in the way—especially shame, fear, and vulnerability.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are