Quotes
and Callouts from Lorle
"Family life – it doesn’t have to
be perfect to be good. In fact, the richness
of family life comes from its own imperfections
and, by trying to make it perfect, we miss
out on the goodness." "A
happyhome is the quality of connection we have with
others that makes us feel “at home” no
matter where we are. It's the comfort of knowing
that we belong somewhere and that we matter
to someone." |
| "Our
day-to-day reality is far from the fairy-tale
image of the family life we all have in
our minds." |
| "America
is experiencing an epidemic of frantic
frazzled families: over-committed and
disconnected, too busy and too stressed-out
to enjoy life or each other.
I call it dizzybusy. We don’t feel good
and it’s not good for us." |
| "We
can’t work our way out of this problem.
We can’t organize our way out of this
problem. It’s not about doing more. It’s
about doing less, and doing the right
things." |
| "It’s
what we build inside ourselves that makes
us strong and protects us, not what we build
around us. The happyhome habits protect us from the inside out." |
| "People
assume that “family” happens naturally because
it used to when our parents were raising
us. We need to be intentional about our
family life …because happyhomes don’t just happen. " |
| "Talk
doesn’t create change. . No matter how much
we want something or how important we think
it is, we are creatures of habit and we
go back to our daily lives. It takes so
much more than inspiration to create change." |
| "Tools
help us succeed because they are visual
reminders of what we decide is important.
They bring our good intentions to life." |
| "Most of us spend time and money doing things no one will remember while we miss opportunities to do little things that make a big difference." |
| "Working
parents desperately need a simple guide and practical tools to help them do more for their family
in less time. They instinctively know what
to do but have become so dizzybusy, they
don’t know where to start." |
| "The
simple secret to a great family life is
hidden in the seemingly insignificant, yet
amazingly powerful rituals and traditions
that bring us together again and again." |
| "Kids
don’t need friends - they need parents who
aren’t afraid to stand up for what’s important
and insist on what they believe in." |
| When it comes to kids, less is more. It’s important to spend time WITH our children, but the less we GIVE and DO for them, the better people they become. |
| "Weaving
the happyhome habits into family life is like a “no regrets
insurance policy.” Everyone becomes a beneficiary." |
| "Once Upon a Family has started a cultural revolution that
is redefining family life in the same
way that knowledge about nutrition and
exercise has changed how we live today." |
| "In
the end, all that really matters are the
people we love and the things we believe
in." |
