“It’s not what is poured into a child that counts, but what is planted.”

-Linda Conway

“Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another,
It is the only means.”

-Albert Einstein

“Sharing is loving.”

-Anonymous

“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.”

-Chinese Proverb

“Share everything. Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
Put things back where you found them.”

-Robert Fulghum

My family and I were at the beach one sunny July day last summer.  The sand was packed with happy beach-goers soaking up the sun, splashing in the water, and playing with sand toys.  Phoenix, our one-year-old, set his sights on a dump truck that a little boy was playing with and innocently went over to join in on the fun. 

Mathew, three-year-old proud owner of the dump truck, snatched it out of Phoenix’s little hands and said “That’s MY dump truck.  Leave it alone!!” Read the rest of this entry »

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness and love never decrease by being shared.”

-Buddha