First Lines of "How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk"

"I was a wonderful parent before I had children. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own."

- Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk to Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will Talk.

This book changed how I approached being a father. A practical approach for healthy communication with your kids. I strive for the ideal detailed in this book and fall short as much as I succeed, but having tactics for success helps me along the journey.

First Lines of Edward Abbey's "Desert Solitaire"

"This is the most beautiful place on earth.

There are many such places. Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind the image of the ideal place, the right place, the one true home, known or unknown, actual or visionary."

- Edward Abbey from Desert Solitaire. A stark, powerful book. I'm reading in slowly, in digestible chunks, mainly because I like it how it strips away the bullshit in favor of a clean view of how the world works.