#nurturing

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn't always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have. ↗

— Amy Tan

#childhood #difficult #expect #had #having

The thing I miss most from home, is having a home. ↗

— Anthony Liccione

#childhood-memories #family #father #home #homeless

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. ↗

— Virginia Satir

#atmosphere #communication #differences #family #feelings

When you assess your own life, consider it with the eye of a gardener. Underneath the surface lies rich, fertile soil waiting to nurture the seeds you sow. Even more than you can imagine will grow there if given a chance. ↗

— Steve Goodier

#change-life #life-changes #nurture #nurturing #seeds

Nourishing yourself in a way that helps you blossom in the direction you want to go is attainable, and you are worth the effort. ↗

— Deborah Day

#nurturing #self-esteem #self-help #self-love #love

I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition and the qualities that make people feel safe and cared for. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#attention #cared #environment #feel #feminine

I don't think feminism, as I understand the definition, implies the rejection of maternal values, nurturing children, caring about the men in your life. That is just nonsense to me. ↗

— Hillary Clinton

#caring #children #definition #feminism #i

Eventually you can get into the nuts and bolts of reality: nurturing, caring, and getting along. ↗

— Jody Watley

#bolts #caring #eventually #get #getting

I believe in nurturing creativity and offering a haven for creators, enabling them to develop their ideas to the fullest. With more and more talented creators being drawn to Cirque in an environment that fulfills them, these are ideal to continue developing great new shows. ↗

— Guy Laliberte

#believe #continue #creativity #creators #develop

I think - I think you have a conscience growing up in a loving family with a nurturing community. And I think what happens is, and that's part of the problem of being in the closet which is a very sick place. I mean it's self loathing. It's self denial. And you keep that separate. ↗

— James McGreevey

#closet #community #conscience #denial #family