May we find a way to give fresh starts to those who need them before we lose our opportunity, and our chance to be the best of what makes us human.

Anything worth having is worth working for and waiting for.

Live your life without thinking you have to change who you are to please someone else… and find someone whowill put up with your faults because you make it worth the effort for them.Don’t forget to make it worth the effort.

Suicide is a dark and horrible thought that has hit very close to my life, but if we don’t talk about it, we learn nothing; and if we learn nothing, then the greatest loss in suicide is to the living.

As hard as it is to say, the only lesson I have is to avoid long distance romance if possible. Find a better job at home or move your family. Long distance love can work but the effort is immense, as is the risk.

Use empathy and compassion accordingly. People dealing with loss of a loved one may need your support. Probably not me, but most other people. I say probably because I cannot imagine losing my wife or any of my kids. I might need your support after all.

How we overcome our fears helps us to learn and grow so we can better handle future fears. These lessons reinforce the idea that fear can be a positive quality.

Know your flaws and respect the people who put up with them… especially when thinking of their flaws. Invest time thinking of how your strengths can help you overcome the flaws in others before they bring out flaws in your personality.

There is no such thing as quality time without quantity time. The idea that you could spend one hour a night with your children and have the same effect on them as a stay at home parent spending 12‐16 hours a day with them is pure nonsense.The same logic works for your marriage.