“How can anyone be a pessimist in a world where we know so little? A heart starts beating inside a mother’s womb a few weeks after conception, and it’s a total mystery to everyone on our planet. In comparison to what there is to know, we are only embryos. Keep this in mind whenever you encounter those who are absolutely certain that there’s only one way to do something. Resist being a pessimist.”
― 21 Days to Master Success and Inner Peace
― 21 Days to Master Success and Inner Peace
“There is no room in my body for anything but you. My arms love you, my ears adore you, my knees shake with blind affection. My mind begs you to ask it something so it can obey.”
― The Princess Bride
― The Princess Bride
“instead of yelling and arguing with people to change their ways about school, he would find a hole in the school fence and stand next to it and say, “here’s a hole. If you guys want to get out of this rat-race you can go through this hole”
― Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education.
― Natural Born Learners: Unschooling and Autonomy in Education.
“I believe that the purpose of parenting is to raise children true to their natures so they can grow up feeling honored, confident, and free to be themselves.”
― The Child Whisperer: The Ultimate Handbook for Raising Happy, Successful, Cooperative Children
― The Child Whisperer: The Ultimate Handbook for Raising Happy, Successful, Cooperative Children
“If we are told that God is love, then we shouldn’t just say it in our place of worship during a ceremonial weekly religious service. We must live it.”
― I Can See Clearly Now
― I Can See Clearly Now
Death, Dying and the End of Life
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