I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.

I like how Mother Teresa put it: "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile." If you approach life this way, always looking for ways to build instead of to tear down, you'll be amazed at how much happiness you can give to others and find for yourself

Don't let your pride or a lack of courage stand in the way of saying you're sorry to people you may have offended.

Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.

If you could envision the type of person God intended you to be, you would rise up and never be the same again.

Now think deeply. What have you done with your life over the past year? How do you feel inside?