Patriarch

"I find that spending a few minutes in a little prayerful reading (from a very small New Testament which I have kept with me every day for the past twenty years) just before I go into my home inspires me to take a more positive, happy approach in greeting and being with my wife and children."

"An ordained patriarch blesses with his touch and his voice.
A natural, unordained patriarch - a father - also blesses with his touch and his voice.
I've found that the scriptures inspire me to to be in control, to bless rather than to lose control in impatience, overreaction, and criticalness."

- Stephen R Covey
"The Divine Center" p 196

I Can

"Your 'I Can' is more important than your IQ."
Robin Sharma "The Monk Who Sold His Ferari"

Mind-Management

"Mind management is the essence of life management."
Robin S Sharma "The Monk Who Sold His Ferari"

Impact of a New Thing

"The impact of a new thing only last about nine months, but buying an experience is a memory that will increase happiness, add lustre over time."
Dan Beuttner

Join a Club

"Joining a club that makes you show up just once a month has the same impact on your happiness as doubling your income."
Dan Beuttner

Scatter or Gather?

"Dads - when you come home do your children scatter or gather around you?
Are you fun to be with?
Do you share your values with them?"
Wynand Rossouw - Radio Pulpit

Lead

"You cannot lead unless you know their hearts."
Prof Johann Jansen

A Man...

"A Man is more than his wallet.
Providing is more than providing dollars and cents.
We are learning to see the more in the less.
"In not having a radio in our car - the less, we had a seven hour conversation with our children - the more..."
Identify what it is you want to accomplish as a family.
Look at the different areas of your life - "How can we accomplish what we want?"
Begin the process of making counter-cultural decisions.
Let go of peer-pressure.
Make daily decisions along your way to what your family wants.
Let God call the shots - ask Him "What is it You want me to do?"
Invite conversations with your spouse.
Don't drive your decision on the others.
Have the attitude... "Here's what I am willing to do... How can you join me?"

"Living with Less so Your Family Has More"
Mark and Jill Savage