Family Wisdom from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

the sake of living rather than living for the sake of work.

Never forget that the best gift you can ever give your kids is the gift of your time.”

leadership in your life begins with leadership in your home.

‘One of the saddest experiences which can come to a human being is to awaken, gray-haired and wrinkled, near the close of an unproductive life, to the fact that all through the years he has been using only a small part of himself,’

General James Doolittle of the U.S. Air Force, who made the point of wisdom I’m trying to convey in these terms: ‘We were put on earth for one purpose and that is to make it a better place. We should, therefore, be contributing members of society. And if the earth, as a result of our having been on it, is a better place than it was before we came, then we have achieved our destiny.’”

Happiness does not arrive when you achieve certain things. It comes when you think certain thoughts. Happiness is nothing more than a state of mind that you create by the way that you process and interpret the events of your life.

Tonys. Emmys. But we are all eligible for life’s small pleasures. A pat on the back. A kiss behind the ear. A four pound bass. A full moon. An empty parking space. A crackling fire. A great meal. A glorious sunset. Hot soup. Cold beer. Don’t fret about getting life’s grand awards. Enjoy its tiny delights. There are plenty for all of us.

‘Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with.’”

at the end of your life you will find that the things you thought were the big things were actually

our lives and we allow ourselves some time for a little deep reflection, we catch a glimpse of the joys we could have experienced, the kindnesses we could have given, and the people we could have been. But by then, it’s too late. By the time most of us wake up to living, it’s time to lay down. Thankfully, my awakening came sooner.