In a Nutshell - 32: Pearls of Parenting Wisdom and Humor

• Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. (Shirley Chisholm)



• The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we have of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us. (Quentin Crisp)



• School vacation has meant plenty of time here at home for our two little girls, Kaysa, age four, and Emma, age six, to fight with each other. On one occasion, I heard Kaysa shriek right before seeing Emma run out of their bedroom. I asked Emma if she had 'assaulted' her sister again. Emma immediately said, "No, Mama, I didn't 'a salt' Kaysa, I 'a peppered' her!" (Britt Holmstrom-Salisbury)



• There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way and not starting. (Buddha)



• Every act of service we perform makes our lives, the lives of others and the Earth a tiny bit better. (Saralee Sky)



• The mind determines what is possible. The heart surpasses it. (Pilar Coolinta)



• Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year. (Victor Borge)



• One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star. (Friedrich Nietzsche)



• Angels can fly because they take themselves so lightly. (G. K. Chesterton)



• Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. (Carl Sagan)