“Conservation is a positive exercise of skill and insight, not merely a negative exercise of abstinence and caution.” ExerciseSkillsNegativeInsightConservationCautionAbstinence Author:Aldo Leopold
“Along with faith comes the requirement for dogged persistence. At first meditation may bring you mild highs or some relief from suffering. But there may come a time - just as there does in the development of any skill - when there will be a plateau. You may be bored, discouraged, or even negative and cynical. This is when you will need not only faith, but persistence.” NeedsFirstsMayDoeSufferingMeditationDevelopmentSkillsNegativeBoredPersistenceReliefCynicalRequirementsDiscouraged Author:Ram Dass
“If you tell your own story to your children - that includes your positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them - you give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome some hardship that they've felt.” IfsNeedsGivingFeelsChildrenMomentsStoriesFeltSkillsNegativeOvercomingOur ChildrenYour ChildrenHardship Author:Bruce Feiler