The Dna Of Relationships Quotes

“You have to take control of your life, stop being a victim of your past, and start moving on to something new. You have to make a choice. You have to change. Even when the change is scary.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“I have been learning that everything that happens to me can become a joy to me.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“We look to our friends or family members or spouses to fulfill our wants. And there’s something functionally dysfunctional about such a dependency.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“Ask yourself the “So what?” question. Ask it several times. Where does it lead you?”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“It doesn’t matter what others do to me or what circumstances I face every day, I determine all of my feelings, sad or happy, by what I choose to think and how I choose to react to what happens to me. I love that freedom.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“Do you see the common thread in all this thinking? Two words: misplaced expectations. When you expect people, places, and things to fulfill your wants, you will be disappointed. And anytime you put your expectations for help in the wrong place, the result is fear.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“when they look to God for their fulfillment, it takes the pressure off of their spouses, children, and friends to fulfill them.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“EVERYTHING IN LIFE THAT TRULY MATTERS CAN BE BOILED DOWN TO RELATIONSHIPS.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“we can choose how we will participate in relationships, we have no choice about whether we will participate in them.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“You have a choice about how you react when someone pushes your fear button. No one else controls how you think. No one else controls how you react. You alone do that.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“* COMMUNICATION IS UNDERSTANDING, NOT DETERMINING WHO’S RIGHT.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“How do you show up for your relationships? Are you healthy or crippled? Are you prepared or needy? Are you ready to give or too tired to talk?”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“In a relationship I can influence—but not control—the thoughts, beliefs, feelings, and behavior of another.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships

“Choice equals change. Making a choice is often difficult because it requires change. And that change can be threatening.”
― Gary Smalley, The DNA of Relationships