As a kid, I succumbed to peer pressure; I created an image of myself that was not true. But that belief system ended with the death of a close friend. It was then that I reached out for help from my father. It wasn't the teachings of The Four Agreements exactly, it was just my father's teachings in general. And because of this, I am grateful to continue my family's legacy. In this way, I say "thank you" to my family and teachers before me.

Words and prayers are powerful agreements, and you need to see what kind you are using every day.

What we call education is nothing but domestication of the human being.

Suffering and drama begin when you lie to yourself, even if you don't realize you are lying.

When you are happy, the people around you are happy, too, and it inspires them to change their own world.

Society teaches us conditional love; i.e., "I love you if you are the way I want you to be."

What I have most learned from my son is to respect him and to love him unconditionally. I believe that if parents respect their children and educate them with love and justice (and not just with words, but with their own behavior) the relationship with their children will be wonderful. Then parents will always be proud of their children, and children will always be proud of their parents. There will be peace in the family, and the home will be a sanctuary.