purest form of a human being…

"Whenever we think of children, the first thing that comes to our mind is innocence and naivety.  A child is the purest form of a human being as he is not yet moulded by the harsh realities of life. All his activities bring forth his true feelings and he is not bothered about what people... Continue Reading →

becoming habitual…

"Misbehavior actually serves many wonderful purposes in your child's development. It would be misguided to try to stop misbehavior. Your goal is better framed as preventing the likelihood of misbehavior being repeated and becoming habitual. You can do this by responding to misbehavior wisely when it happens. For children, a huge amount of learning comes... Continue Reading →

comfort zone…

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” - Sophia Loren *** “We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” - Kenji Miyazawa *** “If we're growing, we're always going to... Continue Reading →

i suffer also…

“Money is the string with which a sardonic destiny directs the motions of its puppets.” -  William Somerset Maugham * "We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other's children." - Jimmy Carter * "We need to awaken to a common consciousness of being all inhabitants of Earth. This consciousness... Continue Reading →

raising boys…

“My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass"; "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys";” - Harmon Killebrew

more valuable…

“Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice” - Unknown (November dedicated to MEN & FATHER quotes, since these are more valuable to me at this crossroad in life.)

true love…x2

"True love should be transformative, a process that amplifies our capacity to cherish not just one person but all people.  It can make us stronger, lift us higher and deepen us as individuals. Only to the extent that one polishes oneself now can one hope to develop wonderful bonds of the heart in the future."... Continue Reading →

we can survive alone…

"We allow our ignorance to prevail upon us and make us think we can survive alone, alone in patches, alone in groups, alone in races, even alone in genders." -Maya Angelou back

leo…

"Our body is a machine for living.  It is organized for that, it is its nature.  Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself, it will do more than if you paralyze it by encumbering it with remedies."  Leo Tolstoy "The changes in our life must come from the impossibility to... Continue Reading →

if by a liberal they mean…

“….if by a liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties.. if that is what they mean by a “liberal” then I... Continue Reading →

jimmy carter center…

“War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each others children.”  - Jimmy Carter “We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different... Continue Reading →

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