The more you focus on connection the more free you are on one hand and the more free you can be because the child does feel authentically connected to their destiny.

If you want to enter into a state of pure connection with your child, you can achieve this by setting aside any sense of superiority.

[I'm a conscious parent when I] believe that my child is here to teach me as much about myself and how I need to grow, as I am here to teach them.

There is no universal template that can be applied to everybody. So everyone kind of enter the process in their own way, on their own time.

Life doesn't happen to us, but happens with us.

The Children's Justice Campaign reminds us of our sacred obligation as adults to raise ourselves into consciousness so that our children may thrive.

[I'm a conscious parent] when I stay away from fear-based control tactics - punishment, yelling and threats and I'm seeking more enlightened ways to create boundries with my child.

The pressure we put on ourselves to produce this perfect... operatic... version of ourselves really puts an inordinate amount of stress and tension on us.

[I'm a conscious parent when I] believe that my child matters more than their relationship to academics or success.

I'm a conscious parent when I believe... a parent's presence in their child's life is of paramount value and provides the foundation for their sense of worth.

We can teach children about natural consequences and cause and effect of their relationships which is really a mirror of what happens in nature.

I can still kick your pony-lovin' butt with twice this much pain."Thomas shrugged, "I do love ponies. Wish I could eat one right now.

We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.

…victory that comes from the sacrifice on an innocent isn’t a victory. It’s the end of us.

Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

When I read a film script, I kind of see it in my head and I see the moments that shape what I understand the character to be. There's very little time for rehearsal.

You have to be kind of sensitive to be in rock and roll.

I'm really close to my family. As I get older, it's like they're the only people I really talk to.

If I had been busted for drugs instead of gambling, I'd still be managing the Reds and baseball would be paying for my rehab.

From birth to death man is a long sleep, sometimes dreaming with eyes closed, sometimes dreaming with eyes open, but dreaming all the same, all the time.