The first step to wisdom is to be sure one says and does what one believes.

Give a pup a home and a little love and he will give you his heart forever.

We shared. Parents. Home. Pets. Celebrations. Catastrophes. Secrets. And the threads of our experience became so interwoven that we are linked. I can never be utterly lonely, knowing you share the planet.

The work of a garden bears visible fruits-in a world where most of our labours seem suspiciously meaningless.

Dads don't need to be tall and broad-shouldered and clever. Love makes them so.

Loss leaves us empty - but learn not to close your heart and mind in grief. Allow life to replenish you. When sorrow comes it seems impossible - but new joys wait to fill the void.

In a world gone bad, a bear - even a bear standing on its head - is a comforting, uncomplicated, dependable hunk of sanity.