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    “If you have difficulties with your son or daughter, you may have the tendency to say: “You are not my daughter.  My daughter would not behave like that” or “You are not my son.  My son would never do things like that.”  If you look deeply at yourself, you will see that these negative seeds are in you also.  When you were young you made mistakes and you learned from your suffering.  When your child makes mistakes, you need to help him understand so he will not do it again.  When you can see your own weaknesses, you can say: “Who am I not to accept my son?” Your son is you.  With this insight into non-duality, you can reconcile with your children.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear

      “Look into a plum tree.  In each plum on the tree there is a pit.  That pit contains the plum tree and all previous generations of plum tree.  The plum pit contains an eternity of plum trees.  Inside the pit is an intelligence and wisdom that knows how to become a plum tree, how to produce branches, leaves, flowers and plums.  It cannot do this on its own.  It can only do this because it has received the experience and heritage of so many generations of ancestors.  You are the same.  You possess the wisdom and intelligence of how to become a full human being  because you inherited an eternity of wisdom not only from your blood ancestors but from your spiritual ancestors, too.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear

        “If you look at a friend with the eyes of a meditator, you will see in him or her all generations of their ancestors.  You will be very respectful to them and to your own body because you will see their body and your body as the sacred home of all our ancestors.  You will also see that our bodies are the source of all future generations.  We will not damage our bodies, because that wouldn’t be kind to our descendants.  We do not use drugs and we do not eat or drink things that have toxins or that will harm our bodies.  This is because our insight of manifestation helps us to live in a healthy way, with clarity and responsibility.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear

          “Walking slowly in the moonlight through the rows of tea plants, I noticed my mother was still with me.  She was the moonlight caressing me as she had done so often, very tender, very sweet… wonderful!  Each time my feet touched the earth I knew my mother was there with me.  I knew this body was not mine alone but a living continuation of my mother and my father and my grandparents and great-grandparents.  Of all my ancestors.  These feet that I saw as ‘my’ feet were actually ‘our’ feet.  Together my mother and I were leaving footprints in the damp soil.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh, No Death, No Fear

            “You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy.  Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae.” ~ Paul Walker

              “If you were to die this evening with no opportunity to communicate with anyone, what would you most regret not having told someone?  What good might come out of telling them now?” ~ Gregory Stock, The Book of Questions

                “Simplifying the externals allows us to cultivate a rich inner and outer life.  A cluttered existence may keep us busy, but busyness doesn’t mean that we are fully engaged in what we are going.  Usually, just the opposite, we feel busy because we are neurotically active at things that don’t matter much in the long run.  It does little good to be successful in a business that requires sixty hours of work a week, while the simple pleasures of home life are neglected.  A complicated person can simplify life and in that simplicity find a sharp articulation of values.  Complicated lives often do the opposite: they show to what extent the person is lost in the busyness of the world.”

                Thomas Moore, Original Self | ★ Featured on this book list.

                  “The strength of a family, like the strength of an army, is in its loyalty to each other.”

                  Mario Puzo

                    “If you want to make a positive impact, no matter how far-reaching, start at home. Treat your family members like treasures.” ~ John C. Maxwell, Today Matters

                      “The most important work you do in the world will be within the walls of your own home.” ~ Stephen Covey, The 8th Habit

                      Listen to your children – every time.

                        Listen to your children - every time

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                        “Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don’t listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won’t tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them all of it has always been big stuff.” ~ Catherine M. Wallace

                          “True friends are families which you can select.” ~ Audrey Hepburn

                            “True success – financial, personal, and professional – lies above all in loving your family, working hard, and living your passion.  In telling your story.  In authenticity, hustle, and patience.  In caring fiercely about the big and the small stuff.  In valuing legacy over currency.” ~ Gary Vaynerchuk

                              “There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children – one is roots, the other is wings.” ~ Unknown

                                “A man should never neglect his family for business.” ~ Walt Disney