Caregivers attract caregivers and live in a community of love. They are energized by their caring, fulfilled, and they love life. Caretakers attract caretakers and live in the company of resentful victims who see themselves as misused and are fatigued from constant giving with no return.
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Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES There are those who live and die giving love, without receiving any. And those who live life just ta... PSYCHE ROXAS-MENDOZA Man does not live in isolation, we depend upon each other. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA The meaning of life is not to live but to love. NEHA KOTHARI Love in this life is expanded by our anticipation of the next life. Those who love under God are nev... CRISS JAMI Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children. ARIEL GORE Caring for children is a dance between setting appropriate limits as caretakers and avoiding unneces... CHARLOTTE KASL If i thought this would never happen again I would die. But this is wrong, nobody dies from lac... MARGARET ATWOOD Don't let others box you into their idea of what they think you should be. A confined identity is a ... JAEDA DEWALT There is a higher rate of depression in caregivers because of the stress -- they need to find a bala... CINDY GORDON This is what is sad when one contemplates human life, that so many live out their lives in quiet los... SOREN KIERKEGAARD Life is in different stages. Every stage of life is the foundation for the next stage of life.... LAILAH GIFTY AKITA Books themselves need no defense. Their spokesmen come and go, their readers live and die, they rema... LAWRENCE CLARK POWELL Now is the only time we have, and the only time that we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON Lovers must not, like usurers, live for themselves alone. They must finally turn from their gaze at ... WENDELL BERRY I believe that most caregivers find that they inherit a situation where they just kind of move into ... PEGGI SPEERS I think women are natural caretakers. They take care of everybody. They take care of their husbands ... REESE WITHERSPOON Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulti... WENDELL BERRY You certainly believe in the power of love. And throughout the series, you see how love shows itself... MOUTASEM ALGHARATI As caretakers, we feel drained when caring for another, and in order to take care of someone else, w... JENNA MORASCA All cities are impressive in their way, because they represent the aspiration of men to lead a commo... PETER ACKROYD Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. RICHARD CARLSON They are not dead who live in lives they leave behind; In those whom they have blessed, they live a ... HUGH ROBERT ORR LIFE AND LIVE:
“ You only live once but if you live it fullest then once is enough. It is never a ... DR. SHAILESH THAKER People who live and work downtown need this type of service. And hair stylists will attract people w... EDDIE BUMBAUGH Poets are seen as the caretakers of language, so working with words no matter what the form is what ... YUSEF KOMUNYAKAA Saints are ordinary people who do what they do for the love of Jesus, say what they must say without... MOTHER ANGELICA Live each day to the fullness, live the life that you imagine. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA Your mind is a magnet. You don't attract what you need or what you want; you attract who you are... CARLOS SANTANA Experience proves that in this life peace and satisfaction are had, not by the listless but by those... SAINT IGNATIUS To love someone is to acknowledge the goodness of who they are. Through loving a person we awaken th... JOHN GRAY Live your life how you want to live it. Build relationships with who you want. Be in love with who y... JESSICA GARCIA Wherever you are, be there. If you can be fully present now, you’ll know what it means to live. STEVE GOODIER As a community, we honor the courage and dignity of those who rise above their injury and refuse to ... BOB GALLAGHER This is a place that tends to attract people who live the Ikea way. They have a different approach, ... ED NAKFOOR Love is to give, to give is to receive, and to receive is to Love. NOLAN J. VANDER HAAGEN Those who don’t love themselves as they are rarely love life either. RACHEL NAOMI REMEN The kids are a delightful group to spend time with. They enjoy each other's company and they represe... TOM SIMPSON Allowing Medicare buy-in for caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries, or tax credits for caregivers' me... SARA COLLINS What makes people good communicators is, in essence, an ability not to be fazed by the more problema... ALAIN DE BOTTON Live a life of faith, hope and love. LAILAH GIFTY AKITA Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed... THICH NHAT HANH The board of directors are local residents who live and breathe in the territory they cover. They al... ANDREW HAMILTON HELPED are those who are content to be themselves; they will never lack mystery in their lives and t... ALICE WALKER I live in this community and I love this community and I would have no problem with moving on. SAM ANDERSON Sometimes we humans do not want to accept love for what it is. Love demands, transforms, and most of... JERLINE Those who dont love themselves as they are rarely love life either. RACHEL NAOMI REMEN I think women are natural caretakers, ... They take care of everybody. They take care of their husba... REESE WITHERSPOON The people who are bus drivers and custodians live in the district. They're my friends and they're m... JEFFREY GRODI You can only attract who you are. Improve yourself and you'll attract higher quality people into you... LORRIN L. LEE Life and love are life and love, a bunch of violets is a bunch of violets, and to drag in the idea o... D. H. (DAVID HERBERT) LAWRENCE Life and love are life and love, a bunch of violets is a bunch of violets, and to drag in the idea o... D.H. LAWRENCE Cherish your old apartments and pause for a moment when you pass them. Pay tribute, for they are the... COLSON WHITEHEAD Employees are a company's greatest asset - they're your competitive advantage. You want to a... ANNE M. MULCAHY A lot of men are very possessive and they want to control you. But as you grow older, you attract pe... MARISA BERENSON Mystics are not themselves. They do not exist in selves. They move as they are moved, talk... فرید الدین عطار Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things in the now, not as they were or will be, or as ... E.J. PATTEN Everything passes by, and we are left with just our memories BEN OAK You attract others with your inner lights of positivity, love, and kindness. DEBASISH MRIDHA Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is sorrowful, so is love. The stronger the lov... JOSEPH CAMPBELL If caregivers are not healthy, mentally well-balanced and spiritually sound, then those for whom the... LEEZA GIBBONS The culture of caring and giving permeates many Indian families. In their own way, they are engaged ... KUMAR MANGALAM BIRLA We are just the current caretakers of these roses. It is important that future generations be able t... JUDY DEAN They DO live more in earnest, more in themselves, and less in surface, change, and frivolous externa... EMILY BRONTë Lieutenant Chatrand: I don’t understand this omnipotent-benevolent thing. Camerlengo Carlo Ve... DAN BROWN Expectation kills. Just go with the flow, you might be surprised when something better comes along i... JOYRAM SHAW I am amazed about the caring and the giving from the community. We're not getting $5 and $10 checks ... JENNY LEHMAN Without dignity, identity is erased. In its absence, men are defined not by themselves, but by their... LAURA HILLENBRAND Love the way you live, love what you do...love people who are there in your life, basically love eve... AKANSH MALIK The lifelong process of caregiving, is the ultimate link between caregivers of all ages. You and I a... PAULA C. LOWE Love is very fragile, we are not always its best caretakers, we just muddle through and do the best ... OLASOT The best sex and the most satisfying sex are not the same. I have had great sex with men who were in... BELL HOOKS I think a lot of trainers are forgetting to take care of themselves and focusing only on their clien... JESSIE PAVELKA The Vikings themselves are fascinating creatures. They're human beings, of course, but their eth... LINUS ROACHE I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are... ANTHONY ROBBINS A source of conflict for women everywhere is the pull between reproduction and production. Women wor... MADELEINE M. KUNIN The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisu... WILLIAM LYON PHELPS The point is to be in the moment, not miss the moment while trying to capture it. SHERALYN PRATT For in all the world there are no people so piteous and forlorn as those who are forced to eat the b... DOROTHY DIX Life is neither a glorious highlight reel nor a monstrous tragedy. Every day is a good day to live a... KILROY J. OLDSTER I love short stories because I believe they are the way we live. They are what our friends tell us, ... ANDRE DUBUS They say love is blind. I say no, as it is those in love who are the blind ones. For if they just op... ROBERT VANVALKENBURG Parents are the designated caregivers and are best suited for being able to raise children. GORDON NEUFELD In the True Court of the Lord, they are approved. They are approved by their Lord and Master, and ac... GURU NANAK As long as the argument that they make to the judge comports with the minimum and the maximum allowe... CHARLES ROSE You often love someone not for what they are, but for what you are when you are with them. JEFFREY FRY We live by admiration, hope and love; and even as these are well and wisely fixed, in dignity of bei... WILLIAM WORDSWORTH Ask those who love Him with a sincere love, and they will tell you that they find no greater or prom... ALPHONSUS LIGUORI They that love God live their daily lives to show their true love for God; in truth and in spirit! ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Alzheimer's caregivers are heroes. LEEZA GIBBONS Are you chuckling yet? Because then along came you. A big, broad meat eater with brash blond hair an... LIONEL SHRIVER From the earliest moments of life, children begin to learn the fundamentals of language. The most po... DAVID PERLMUTTER Im for rules but when rules conflicts humanity i will stand against it at all cost MICHAEL STRONG Truth is the mirror that reflects our errors and brings them to the light MICHAEL STRONG Wisdom is a gift.The mind is its home MICHAEL STRONG If we dont error then how are we gonna know what needs to be repaired.If we dont get angry then how ... MICHAEL STRONG Covering the truth is placing blindfolds over the eyes of christ MICHAEL STRONG Surprises always await for those with the energy and curiosity to look; so always look. Stay surpris... GARRY FITCHETT Anything that you dont overcome will eventualy overtake you. MICHAEL STRONG Mistakes unviels our individual flaws that blocks our paths to perfection MICHAEL STRONG
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