“If you're using most of your energy to do stuff for your kids, then you'll have that much less energy to just be there for them.”

“We can easily teach our kids hot to be kind, compassionate and respectful when we are kind, compassionate and respectful to them.”

“The soul mate we marry can become an "ex," but the soul mates we have in our children will be ours forever, until the end of our life.”

“Kids will remember less what we did for them and more how we spoke and reacted to them.”

“We are our own children's "perfect" parents, and within us lie all the simple, yet profound qualities of inner perfection.”

“A hallmark of virtuous adulthood is learning to find freedom in your work rather than freedom from your work, even when work might hurt.”

“Parenting requires a delicate balance of letting your child be your spiritual teacher while you maintain the clarity and boundaries to be her Earthly teacher.”

“Remember, nothing is ever created or destroyed. Therefore, unresolved emotional pain from childhood does not dissolve by itself. It sits waiting to be declared, and a child is the ultimate vehicle ...”

“One thing I know for sure about raising children is that every single day a kid needs discipline.... But also every single day a kid needs a break.”