Forty Things I Wish I'd Told My Kids: Mindful Messages About Success Happiness Leather Pickles and the Use and Misuse of Imagination

40 Things I Wish I’d Told My Kids is about being a successful human being and living a happier more meaningful life. It contains the important things parents wish they had been able to teach their kids but couldn’t ― because they never learned them or only learned them later in life. These include: Don’t be ruled by the tyranny of eventsThe belief that happiness comes from getting what we want is falsePain is unavoidable; suffering is optional We live in a sea of uncertainty ― but we already know how to swim Don’t treat the present moment like it’s a shabby motel room 40 Things I Wish I’d Told My Kids brings mindfulness to the widest possible audience ― by presenting it not as special and exotic but as practical simple down-to-Earth principles for living that every parent wants their kids to know