Kim John Payne quotes:

In the tapestry of childhood, what stands out is not the splashy, blow-out trips to Disneyland but the common threads that run throughout and repeat: the family dinners, nature walks, reading together at bedtime, Saturday morning pancakes."

Independence isn't doing your own thing; it's doing the right thing on your own.

Consistency also teaches us that some things do not change, though we may wish they would. Not everything bends to our personal preferences.

Simplification establishes an unspoken emphasis on relationship.

In its complexity and sensuality, nature invites exploration, direct contact, and experience. But it also inspires a sense of awe, a glimpse of what is still un-Googleable life's mystery and magnitude.

Rest nurtures creativity, which nurtures activity. Activity nurtures rest, which sustains creativity. Each draws from and contributes to the other.

In its complexity and sensuality, nature invites exploration, direct contact, and experience. But it also inspires a sense of awe, a glimpse of what is still "un-Googleable" . . . life's mystery and magnitude.