As I look for ways to help my own "kids" find their own path, I search for small phrases to encourage them.

Here are a few I found on a website from Jim Burns...

Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.  -Mother Teresa

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. James Keller

People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou (this is my favorite).

We rise by lifting others. Robert Ingersoll. (This mantra works well in the professional environment also).

Strive to be the parent that makes your adult children know they always have a safe place with you. You can be a supporter, confidant, or sounding board without being their "friend"! Crysti Farra.