When in doubt, respond to what you witness, not what you hear secondhand.

Attractions are things we all should be good at saying no to, because our Department of Attraction is arguably the least reliable and productive office in our entire brain.

Once given, a gift is yours to use, store or dispose of as you see fit.

We all make deals with ourselves when it comes to the difficult people in our lives.

Live in the moment, this moment, your moment. That is by far and without meaningful rival The Best Position to put yourself in to discover and delight in who your children turn out to be, whoever they turn out to be.

There's nothing like a good family when you're really up a tree.

Instead of talking at each other about the non-business-related contact, talk to each other about your concerns about marriage. Listen a lot, too.