250823 What I learned in my studies this morning 5

Today's Meditation(s):

The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (ed. by Melvin McLeod), Mindfulness of Breath

I try hard to demonstrate the characteristics I hope my children will have as they go through life.

Kindness. Calm. Focused on what's up to me. Loyal and friendly. Concerned about others outside our circle. Peaceful. Happy when it makes sense, but also easily made so. 

I don't know how well I do —.I fear any evaluation I make would be either too pessimistic or too subject to confirmation bias to be trustworthy — but I try.