Relationship succeeds when what one has to give is also what the other needs.

— Helga Schäferling (b. 1957), Sozialpädagogin und Aphoristikerin

Helga Schäferling

Helga Schäferling (* 1957) ist eine deutsche Sozialpädagogin und Aphoristikerin. Sie ist bekannt für Sinnsprüche und Kurztexte, die christlich geprägte Grundhaltungen, psychologische Lebenshilfe und seelische Ermutigung verbinden. Ihre prägnanten Formulierungen werden heute vielfach in Kalendern, Geschenkheften und Gemeindebriefen als alltagsnahe Impulse zitiert.

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