Life is amazing.

And then it's awful.

And then it's amazing again.

And in between the amazing and the awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine.

Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary.

That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life.

And it's breathtakingly beautiful.

LR Knost

It's not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It's our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless. -L.R. Knost

Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. -L.R. Knost

When you're lying in bed at night and regrets from the day come to steal your sleep...
"I should have"
"If only I'd"
"I wish I'd"
...grab one of them and turn it into an "I will" and sleep peacefully knowing tomorrow will be a better day. -L.R. Knost

Forgiveness empties the past of its power to empty the present of its peace. -L.R. Knost

Remember, no matter the problem, kindness is always the right response. When your child is having a problem, stop, listen, then respond to the need, not the behavior. The behavior can be addressed later, after the need has been met, because only then is the door to effective communication truly open. -L.R. Knost

When life feels too big to handle, go outside. Everything looks smaller when you're standing under the sky. L.R. Knost

Taking care of yourself doesn't mean me first, it means me too. L.R. Knost

When little people are overwhelmed by big emotions, it's our job to share our calm, not join their chaos. L.R. Knost

We are imperfect humans growing imperfect humans in an imperfect world, and that's perfectly okay. L.R. Knost

If I leave this world with only kindness as my legacy, it will be enough. L.R. Knost

Let love always lead you to listen more deeply, understand more fully, connect more securely, forgive more freely, communicate more clearly, and respond more gently. L.R. Knost

Don't ask yourself at the end of the day if you did everything right. Ask yourself how well you loved and then grow from your answer. Repeat for a lifetime. -L.R. Knost

I'm just a human standing in front of other humans reminding them that we're all human. -L.R. Knost