“Forgiving the men who killed my parents and brother was a process, a journey into deeper and deeper prayer.” MenProcessParentPrayerJourneyHe ManBrotherForgivingDeeper Author:Immaculee Ilibagiza
“Losing a parent over eight years is a very dark journey. I spent the first four years feeling bad and angry and sorry for myself.” YearsFirstsFeelingsParentDarkFourJourneyLosingAngrySorryEightFour YearsFeeling BadLosing A Parent Author:Lauren Miller
“A conscious parent is not one who seeks to fix her child or seek to produce or create the 'perfect' child. This is not about perfection. The conscious parent understands that is journey has been undertaken, this child has been called forth to 'raise the parent' itself. To show the parent where the parent has yet to grow. This is why we call our children into our lives.” ChildrenHas BeensShowsGrowsParentPerfectOur LivesJourneyProduceConsciousPerfectionOur ChildrenRaisesPerfect Child Author:Shefali Tsabary
“We are intensely loyal to our parents. In spite of the pain we experienced at our parent's hands, we cling tenaciously to their views of life; and their examples of what it is to be a man or a woman follow us throughout life. Acknowledging the power of our loyalty to them, and especially our loyalty to our same-sex parent, is only the beginning of our journey to improve upon their model; but it is at least a first step.” MenFirstsHandsPainSexParentViewsStepsJourneyExampleModelsLoyaltySpiteLoyalFirst StepsBe A Man Author:Augustus Napier
“Both of my parents were born into poor families on the island of Cuba. They came to America because it was the only place where people like them could have a chance.My father was a bartender. And the journey from the back of that bar to the [election 2016], to me, that is the essence of the American dream.” PeopleDreamAmericaFatherParentBornChancePoorJourneyEssenceElectionBarsIslandsAmerican DreamCubaBartenderPoor Family Author:Marco Rubio
“I think most children who are adopted ultimately want to meet their biological parents and often do. I think that is an important journey for children who are adopted to go on.” ThinkingWantChildrenImportantParentJourneyGoes OnAdopted Author:Madonna Ciccone
“I was raised Jewish by atheistic-agnostic parents. During this journey, I had people from all walks and all faiths try to help. A Jewish priest who I was friends with wanted to lay hands on me - I didn't ask questions about how - I just said when and where and how often do you want to do it? I didn't argue.” PeopleWantTryingSaidHelpingHandsWantedAsksParentWalksJourneyLaysRaisedArguingPriestsAgnosticAtheistic Author:Mark Nepo
“For two years I watched my parents' lives wind to a close. This made me aware of old age as a one stage, the final one, of a long journey.” YearsLongMadeTwoAgeParentJourneyStageWindFinalsOld AgeTwo YearsLong Journey Author:Alix Kates Shulman
“So I had to figure out for myself what was right and true. It was a search. It was a process. It drew on the moral sense that I'd learned from my parents, and in church, and in my own heart, and led me on my own journey of discovery.” HeartProcessParentChurchMy OwnMoralJourneyFiguresDiscovery Author:Tim Cook
“I want to teach parents how they can help their kids with death, grief, and losing things, the journey of life.” WantHelpingKidsParentGriefTeachJourneyLosingLife JourneyDeath GriefLosing Things Author:James Van Praagh
“For a moment, I wondered how different my life would have been had they been my parents, but I shook the thought away. I knew my father had done the best he could, and I had no regrets about the way I'd turned out. Regrets about the journey, maybe, but not the destination. Because however it had happened, I'd somehow ended up eating shrimp in a dingy downtown shack with a girl that I already knew I'd never forget.” WayHas BeensDifferentDoneMomentsGirlFatherParentForgetHappenedJourneyRegretEatingDestinationNever ForgetNo RegretsDowntownShackShrimp Author:Nicholas Sparks