312 quotes found
“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 ...”
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.”
“But I was beginning to feel like it all fit together, the same way everything in the bowl ends up in the bisquits, as Amma would say.”
“If you want to know about sex don't ask your parents. They don't have any and know nothing about it. Find out yourself”
“Why is every mom's concern about sex? There are more important things in life, like school, careers, poetry, books, ice cream, or learning how to make the perfect chocolate cake. It's so damn frust...”
“When sharing your news, you might come across some disgruntled parent-folk. You know, the kind who snort and say ruefully, "If there's anyplace you want to travel to, go now." Don't let them squelc...”
“We all need a cheering committee and parents are a child's most important fans!”
“How well you do things should be incidental, not integral, to the way you regard yourself.”
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
“Your children are not your children.They are sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you.And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.You may ...”
“What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.”
“Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from thei...”
“It's impossible to protect your kids against disappointment in life.”
“...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.”
“If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.”
“If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support. ”
“Everything depends on upbringing. ”
“We can surely no longer pretend that our children are growing up into a peaceful, secure, and civilized world. We've come to the point where it's irresponsible to try to protect them from the irrat...”
