Today I am amazed at the things our children have done and their wide range of interests. They are all living their lives and not the ones I would have planned for them. But I have learned that their lives are theirs, not mine, and in living their own lives they have given me experiences and an education I would never have had if I'd been fool enough to make them do what I thought they should do.

Prescriptions For Living: Inspirational Lessons for a Joyful, Loving Life (ed. Random House, 2013) - ISBN: 9781446447161