In Appreciating Our Neighbor, We're Participating In

What Matters In This Life Is More Than Winning For Ourselves. What Really Matters Is Helping Others Win Too. Even If It Means Slowing Down And Changing Our Course Now And Then.

Often, Problems Are Knots With Many Strands, And Looking At Those Strands Can Make A Problem Seem Different.

It's Important To Know When We Need To Stop, Reflect, And Receive. In Our Competitive World, That Might Be Called A Waste Of Time.

The Roots Of A Child's Ability To Cope And Thrive, Regardless Of Circumstance, Lie In That Child's Having Had At Least A Small, Safe Place (an Apartment? A Room? A Lap?) In Which, In The Companionship Of A Loving Person, That Child Could Discover That He Or She Was Lovable And Capable Of Loving In Return. If A Child Finds This During The First Years Of Life, He Or She Can Grow Up To Be A Competent, Healthy Person.

The Gifts We Treasure Most Over The Years Are Often Small And Simple. In Easy Times And Tough Times, What Seems To Matter Most Is The Way We Show Those Nearest Us That We've Been Listening To Their Needs, To Their Joys, And To Their Challenges.