“The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination.”
— John Schaar
“Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present.”
— Roger Babson
“Family life! The United Nations is child’s play compared to the tugs and splits and need to understand and forgive in any family.”
— May Sarton
“Those who have children can become masters of patience, endurance, and steadfastness, because children will test you at every turn. …The way to make our children patient and loving is to be that way ourselves.”
— Eknath Easwaran
“Anything worthwhile takes time to build. We all want success now, but that’s not how success works. After all, if we had immediate success, we wouldn’t build the character we need to to sustain true success. The struggle, adversity, triumphs, and victories are all part of the building process, and we must embrace all of it.”
— From page 94 of “The Carpenter” book by Jon Gordon
“You can experience a healing and reconciliation with any and all past actions as they come into your mind, by declaring them complete and moving into the glory of this moment.”
— John-Roger
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
-– Lao Tzu
“An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.”
— Henry David Thoreau