In our own family, we value sovereignty, empathy, acceptance, and awareness as fundamental avenues for expressing love and caring. As parents, we try to live in accordance with these values, giving them our highest priority from moment to moment. Out of these come other values, such as respect, truthfulness, responsibility, flexibility, autonomy, and privacy. We value peace and harmony as well, but we don't want them at the expense of what we value more, such as sovereignty, truthfulness, and autonomy.
— Myla Kabat-Zinn, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Everyday Blessings