Henry Cloud
Henry Cloud
Henry Cloud, PhD is an American Christian self help author. Cloud co-authored Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life in 1992 which sold two million copies and evolved into a five-part series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
CountryUnited States of America
gratitude evaluation and-love
The natural response to evaluation is to feel judged. We have to mature to a place where we respond to it with gratitude, and love feedback.
jobs moving grief
Grief is accepting the reality of what is. That is grief's job and purpose-to allow us to come to terms with the way things really are, so that we can move on. Grief is a gift of God. Without it, we would all be condemned to a life of continually denying reality, arguing or protesting against reality, and never growing from the realities we experience.
people leader brain
When leaders lead in ways that people's brains can follow, good results follow as well.
people together narcissistic
If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.
children fall character
For someone's character to grow, it has to be free from internal attack. Falling down never stopped children from developing. But getting yelled at, criticized, and put down can stop them for life.
space champion healthy
Spouses in healthy relationships cherish each other's space and are champions of each other's causes.
growth shy development
Endings are a part of life, and we are actually wired to execute them. But because of trauma, developmental failures, and other reasons, we shy away from the steps that could open up whole new worlds of development and growth.
people behavior natural
To rescue people from the natural consequences of their behavior is to render them powerless.
differences solitude isolation
There is a difference between solitude and isolation. One is connected and one isn't. Solitude replenishes, isolation diminishes.
people community healthy
If you want to become healthy, you have to surround yourself with a group of people that are getting healthy, and you have to be connected to a community that is doing what you want to do.
powerful real soul
The physicality of a real relationship - one that encompasses mind, body and soul - ultimately makes it more fulfilling and powerful than any virtual relationship ever could be.
responsibility freedom-and-responsibility
Love can only exist where freedom and responsibility are operating.
character ability grows
Encourage literally came from "in courage." The courage is put "into" you from outside. Our character and abilities grow through internalizing from others what we do not possess in ourselves.
mature-person immature demand
The mature person meets the demands of life, while the immature person demands that life meet her demands.