Peace Means Far More Than The Opposite

Anything That’s Human Is Mentionable, And Anything That Is Mentionable Can Be More Manageable. When We Can Talk About Our Feelings, They Become Less Overwhelming, Less Upsetting, And Less Scary. The People We Trust With That Important Talk Can Help Us Know That We Are Not Alone.

Most Of Us, I Believe, Admire Strength. It's Something We Tend To Respect In Others, Desire For Ourselves, And Wish For Our Children. Sometimes, Though, I Wonder If We Confuse Strength With Other Words—like 'aggression' And Even 'violence'. Real Strength Is Neither Male Nor Female; But It Is, Quite Simply, One Of The Finest Characteristics That A Human Being Can Possess.

It May Take Months Or Years For A Wish To Come True, But It's Far More Likely To Happen When You Care So Much About A Wish That You'll Do All You Can To Make It Happen.

Forgiveness Is A Strange Thing. It Can Sometimes Be Easier To Forgive Our Enemies Than Our Friends. It Can Be Hardest Of All To Forgive People We Love. Like All Of Life's Important Coping Skills, The Ability To Forgive And The Capacity To Let Go Of Resentments Most Likely Take Root Very Early In Our Lives.

And Those Handmade Presents That Children Often Bring Home From School: They Have So Much Value! The Value Is That The Child Put Whatever He Or She Could Into Making Them. The Way We Parents Respond To The Giving Of Such Gifts Is Very Important. To The Child The Gift Is Really Self, And They Want So Much For Their Selves To Be Acceptable, To Be Loved.