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Aunt Ching is a the one who has taught me much about family. For example, tehre is always a bed for me at her house. Sometimes she and uncle Coni will show me to the back bedroom, sometimes to the couch but no matter how many wandererd have already taken sanctaury, they have a place for me. And a meal. And cookies. And talk. Thalk that updates evryone's lives, careers, children and hopes. Talk that quickly becomes her leading questions, listening , leading some more and then listening clearly to what is going on deed inside my life. I have learned keys to family success. She probably wouldn't describe them just this way, but after a day in her home you would discover she had used the keys to open the gates of heart.

Many families now are broken hall i say devastated and are in worse or worst conditions. There are lots of families that are being confronted with bombarding cahlleges and strong waves that might worsen the families' condition and that might turn these families to nowhere. There are some ways, i believe are the best keys to attain family's success.
The Commitment Key is that first vital key. Even though family members will surely disappoint one another deeply, we will not allow anything to break us apart. Family is a lifelong covenant. TIt makes family relationships operational despite AIDS, prison sentences and alcoholism. It unlocks such responses as " Becasue we belong to each other, I will not allow you to get away with destructive behavior; ir you are willing, I will help you face the problem and get the treatment you need," or " I will not abadon you until we resolve this, or " Nobody can beat up on you cause "I am your brother". So you have to dedicate an hour to writing a statemnet of family commitment. Ask each member to write what it means to "belong " to your family. try to summarize what each person has written in each paragraph. frame it and place it in the plcae of honor in your home. You also have to hold an hour commitment celebration each month. Play together in the park, talk while enjoying an ecpensive restaurant meal, walk through a museum, or spend an afternoon feeding ducks at the pond. end a time with a family hug.
There are actually more keys that will open the door of family success. this key is the paramount and the most important key inorder to realize the dream of achieving the expectaions of a happy life and family throug the participation of each member of the family and letting each member of the family know the commitment that should lie in every home inorder to keep each member's heart feel that they "belong" and that they are vital part and they play important roles in the family.

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