“I'm not a political guy. I've been a Democrat my whole life, but that didn't mean I went in and just pulled the Democratic ticket.” MeanWholePoliticalGuyDemocraticDemocratWhole LifeTickets Author:Toby Keith
“When I go in and vote, I vote for the person I think will get the job done.I don't vote right-left.” ThinkingPersonsDoneJobsLeftVoteGet The Job Done Author:Toby Keith
“If we were to sit and discuss abortion and legalizing marijuana and gay marriage and all those things, you'd be surprised where you'd see me on the side of some of that stuff. People get their opinions - as soon as you're a real flag-waving patriot, then all of a sudden you're a conservative.” PeopleIfsRealStuffSidesOpinionGayConservativeAbortionFlagsMarijuanaPatriotGay MarriageLegalizing MarijuanaFlag Waving Author:Toby Keith
“I catch as much hell from the hard-core conservative people as I do the far left. The only difference is that the far right don't bring the hate to the table that the far left does. And that's my party. They just deal in so much hate. I mean the far left, not the Democrats, the far left really deal in hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.” PeopleMeanDoeHardHateLeftDifferencesDealsPartyHellTablesDemocratConservativeCoreHard Core Author:Toby Keith
“Conscious parenting is a new paradign shift in the way we look at our roles as parents. It's turning the spot light away from fixing the child and managing the child, obsession with all things that have to do with the child and the child centric approach and really focusing on the evolution of the parent. It about fully understanding that unless the parent has raised themselves to a certain level of emotional integration and maturity, they will really not be able to do true service to the child's spirit.” WayLooksChildrenLightAbleSpiritCertainParentUnderstandingLevelsRolesEmotionalEvolutionApproachConsciousAll ThingsRaisedObsessionSpotsMaturityIntegrationFixing Author:Shefali Tsabary
“The traditional paradigm of parenting has been very hierarchical, the parent knows best and very top down. Conscious parenting topples [this paradigm] on its head and creates this mutuality, this circularity where both parent and child serve each other and where in fact, perhaps, the child could be even more of a guru for the parent .... teaching the parent how the parent needs to grow, teaching the parent how to enter the present moment like only children know how to do.” KnowsNeedsChildrenHas BeensMomentsFactsGrowsParentKnow HowTeachingConsciousTraditionalPresent MomentGuruParadigmOnly ChildChildren And ParentsTop DownCircularity Author:Shefali Tsabary
“I think we're seeing that the way we've done parenting cannot be sustainable in this generation, for sure.” ThinkingWayDoneSeeingGenerationsThis Generation Author:Shefali Tsabary
“Children are way more articulate, way more connected to their rights, and they want to be fully participating, empowered members of society but we have to release and we have to let go. We have to allow children to enter their self-governance and their state of empowered presence.” WayWantChildrenSelfStatesRightsLetting GoMembersConnectedReleaseGovernanceEmpoweredParticipating Author:Shefali Tsabary
“We can teach children about natural consequences and cause and effect of their relationships which is really a mirror of what happens in nature.” ChildrenHappensCausesNaturalTeachEffectsConsequenceMirrorsCause And EffectNatural Consequences Author:Shefali Tsabary
“Parents who engage in this kind of [conscious] parenting understand the power of being present being mindful to take the time to build connection understanding that this foundation is the bedrock of all later self-worth, self-esteem and self-actualization.” KindSelfParentUnderstandingSelf EsteemConsciousConnectionsFoundationSelf WorthEsteemSelf ActualizationBedrockActualization Author:Shefali Tsabary