“The really good parents I've encountered, on the other hand, expect their children to be noisy, messy, bouncy, squabble, whingy and covered in mud.” — Richard Templar Copy Share Image
“In order to love people usefully you need to be focused on them and not yourself.” — Richard Templar Copy Share
“If it’s dead, don’t go digging it up every five minutes to check if there’s a pulse. It’s dead; walk away.” — Richard Templar Copy Share
“The Rule really is: be kind to yourself when you do muck things up. Be forgiving and accept that it's all part of that… — Richard Templar Copy Share
“The really good parents I've encountered, on the other hand, expect their children to be noisy, messy, bouncy, squabble, whingy and covered in mud.” — Richard Templar Copy Share
“Rule 4 Accept yourself You don't have to improve or change or strive for perfection. Quite the opposite. Just accept.” — Richard Templar Copy Share
“we all need reassurance and encouragement. We're human, and that's how we work” — Richard Templar Copy Share
“What we do and what we take seriously can often be so far removed from what it is actually all about that it is… — Richard Templar Copy Share
“Wisdom isn’t about not making mistakes, but about learning to escape afterwards with our dignity and sanity intact.” — Richard Templar Copy Share
“If you want to, you can let go of any feelings of resentment, of regret, of anger. You can accept that you are a… — Richard Templar Copy Share
“This has to be a Rule because there can be no choice here. We have to accept that we are the way we are—the… — Richard Templar Copy Share
“you would be surprised how many people seriously limit their dreams. They're your dreams for heaven's sake. There should be no limit to them.… — Richard Templar Copy Share
“Try to see the past as a room separate from the one you live in now. You can go in there, but you don’t… — Richard Templar Copy Share
