“We no longer just take religious identity from our parents, so what's going on? Why are people going to this series, why are people reading so many books about religion? It's because they want answers. The answers are no longer just passed down from generation to generation. It's harder for people. In effect, you have to roll up your sleeve and ask the questions. But if you do it, if you forge your own identity, it can be much more personal and much more meaningful to you.” PeopleIfsWantBookReadingAsksParentReligiousAnswersGenerationsEffectsIdentityHarderSeriesMeaningfulSleevesReligious Identity Author:Bruce Feiler
“Cancer is a passport to intimacy. It is an invitation, maybe even a mandate, to enter the most vital arenas of human life, the most sensitive and the most frightening, the ones that we never want to go to - but when we do go there, we feel incredibly transformed.” WantFeelsHumansInspirationMotivationHealthCancerIntimacyHuman LifeSensitiveHealthcareTransformedFrighteningArenaInvitationsMandatesPassports Author:Bruce Feiler
“The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones. That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come.” IfsWantMayMomentsStoriesDifficultLinesAbilityGenerationsIncreaseBottomThriveOddsBottom LineBounce Author:Bruce Feiler
“The bottom line: If you want a happier family, bring those skeletons out of the closet.” IfsWantLinesBottomClosetsBottom LineSkeletons Author:Bruce Feiler