I'm Proud Of You For The Times

When Our Children See Us Expressing Our Emotions, They Can Learn That Their Own Feelings Are Natural And Permissible, Can Be Expressed, And Can Be Talked About. That's An Important Thing For Our Children To Learn.

The Very Best Reason Parents Are So Special . . . Is Because We Are The Holders Of A Priceless Gift, A Gift We Received From Countless Generations We Never Knew, A Gift That Only We Now Possess And Only We Can Give To Our Children. That Unique Gift, Of Course, Is The Gift Of Ourselves. Whatever We Can Do To Give That Gift, And To Help Others Receive It, Is Worth The Challenge Of All Our Human Endeavor.

It's Really Easy To Fall Into The Trap Of Believing That What We Do Is More Important Than What We Are. Of Course, It's The Opposite That's True: What We Are Ultimately Determines What We Do!

Often, Problems Are Knots With Many Strands, And Looking At Those Strands Can Make A Problem Seem Different.

I Wonder What Memories Of Yours Will Persist As You Go On In Life. My Hunch Is That The Most Important Will Have To Do With Feelings Of Loving And Being Loved - Friends, Family, Teachers, Shopkeepers - Whoever's Been Close To You. As You Continue To Grow, You'll Find Many Ways Of Expressing Your Love And You'll Discover More And More Ways In Which Others Express Their Love For You.