{"author":"JohnA Passaro","author_id":"JohnA+Passaro","total_quotes":29,"quotes":[{"text":"In some aspects losing a child is like a wall, but instead of getting over it, you must carry the wall with you, wherever you go, for as long as you live.The wall is immovable.You can’t go anywhere until you learn to move the wall.You are just stuck in the same place, forever.You can tug and tug all you want, there are days that the wall will not move.And there are days that it moves ever so slightly.Over time I have realized that in order to move forward, knowing that I must bring this wall with me, that the best way to do so is to metaphorically flood the soil near the wall with water, and have the wall float with me, instead of me having to carry it.Every act of love and kindness turns to water.Water and love can penetrate and move anything.It just takes time. I need to turn my wall into a raft.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["grief","inspiration","loss-of-a-child","love","motivation"],"id":1199,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"Went to bed with a dream.Woke up with a purpose.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["goals","life","life-lessons"],"id":2679,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"I love my mother.My mother loves my dad.Those two facts are undeniable.I want my father to live.I want him to fight to live as long as he can.My mother wants to let him pass.She does not want him suffering anymore.She says that I am not there in the middle of the night at home, when he begs her to let him die.I say that he should not be taking the medicine that the doctor is prescribing, that it made Mike Tyson want to eat his opponents young.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["euthanasia","love","suffering"],"id":12172,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"The best thing you can say to someone going through a tragic loss is not that'It's going to be alright'It is:'Hold on tight because this is going to hurt like hell'.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["surviving","tragedy","tragic-loss"],"id":15141,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"I guarantee that tomorrow there will be something that will happen, that has never happened before.That is something to look forward too.And the best part of tomorrow is that there is another one just a day later.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["miracles","never-happened-to-me-yet","tomorrow"],"id":23545,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"Whose team are you on?” I ask him.   “I don’t follow you – what do you mean whose team am I on?” he asks.   “I mean, you want your son back and there are forces in this world that want to take him from you. There is a battle going on. Sides have been taken, John’s team is his family and the other team is everything that you don’t want for your son. Walking away is the exact thing that the other side wants. Instead of walking away, you need to fight.”   I add: “Treat a man as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he could be and he will become what he should be.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["family","inspiration","life","love","motivation","parenting","team"],"id":39090,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"If we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think we would be happy with more?","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["gratitude","inspiration","life","motivation"],"id":62211,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"I need to dream.I need to believe. I need to know that I have some control in my life.That if I work hard, that I will be rewarded.That life is not arbitrary.I need to believe that bad things happen to good people, for a greater reason.That dedication, sacrifice, hard work, discipline are all worthy attributes that will eventually produce extraordinary results.That if I live a certain lifestyle, that my family will be better for that.That there is a direct link between my actions and my results.That If I prepare properly that I can face the insurmountable foe and look him in the eye and say “Bring it on, I can take whatever you can dish out.” I need to keep living in order to save my daughter from dying.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["belief","dream","hard-work","sacrifice"],"id":84564,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"When the zone calls, you must listen. You never know how long being in the zone lasts.It is a cardinal rule - you must take advantage of every second that you are in the zone.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["concentration","focus","goals","in-the-zone"],"id":88813,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"},{"text":"The fulfillment of your dreams lies within you and you alone.When you understand and accept this then nothing, or no one can deny you greatness.","author":"JohnA Passaro","tags":["dreams","goals","greatness"],"id":89674,"author_id":"JohnA+Passaro"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":29,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}