Quotes About Nurture

The important thing is that you find some time every day to "break bread" with those you love most and consistently work at building a richer, more meaningful family life.

Everyone knows that weeds eat out the life of the garden and of the productive fields. The gardener and the farmer alike each has to keep the weeding process alive... It's like that in the building and developing of character. No one knows our faults and tendencies better than we do ourselves, so that it is up to each one of us to keep the weeds out, and to keep all growth vigorous and fruitful.

Self-care is essential to self-love

Si cuidas de tu mente, si la nutres y la cultivas como si fuera un fértil jardín, florecerá más allá de tus expectativas. Pero si dejas que la maleza arraigue, nunca podrás alcanzar la paz de espíritu y la armonía interna...

debes asumir la responsabilidad del desarrollo moral de tus hijos. No esperes a que la escuela se haga cargo de todo. No

In the fable, the garden is a symbol for the mind," said Julian. "If you care for your mind, if you nurture it and if you cultivate it just like a fertile, rich garden, it will blossom far beyond your expectations. But if you let the weeds take root, lasting peace of mind and deep inner harmony will always elude you.

In some Native languages the term for plants translates to "those who take care of us.

Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair. Not because I have my head in the sand, but because joy is what the earth gives me daily and I must return the gift.

For this child of mine, home would be me. I would be home. I would be everything for this child until we went home together.

Creativity is fragile; if you don't nurture it, it can die, leaving you recycling old ideas and pretending they're fresh. It's a sure road to mediocrity.

I sighed. Don't let anyone tell you that looking out for your vulnerable is less than a full-time deal.

Vamos trazer nossos filhos tão próximo do céu quanto pudermos... Está em nosso poder restringi-los e reformá-los, e isso devemos fazer".

Our land has grown a magnificent liberty tree and its fruit is the richest ideal of the human soul. But, we cannot go on forever merely eating the fruit of the liberty tree or it will die. We must begin to plant some seeds.

We never replace Jesus in our children's lives. We don't even do the work of Jesus in our children's lives. We do the work of parents, which is to point our children to Jesus. And then Jesus does his own work--with or without us.

Peace is not happenstance. It is a living fire that must be fed constantly. It must be tended with vigilance, else it dies out.

Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.

But sons are a different matter to a man. More a duty than an indulgence.

Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.

God has stamped "lifegiver" on all women, regardless of the role we play.

The solution to adult problems tomorrow depends on large measure upon how our children grow up today. —MARGARET MEAD

How many parents have lost the hearts of their children because they forgot why they had them? It was never to control them but to provide an environment in which they would flourish. How many couples have lost their marriages because they forgot why they were together? They fight against each other rather than for their love. Do we grasp and wrestle with others for their roles because we lose sight of our own?

Our survival as a human community may depend as much upon our nurture of love in infancy and childhood as upon the protection of our society from external threats.

The family is the first essential cell of human society.

Enlightened Society is all about nurturing the human spirit - waking up to the goodness, kindness and strength that we already have.