Napkin Notes Quotes

“Stop wasting time. Stop making excuses. Who is important to you? Do you tell them you love them every day?
The thing is Napkin Notes is simple. I'm not a remarkable guy. I've just somehow been given a platform to remind us of how very straightforward this is. It's about love. It's about communication. It's about small efforts that have great meaning.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“Napkin Notes isn't about dying. Napkin Notes is about living. It's about communicating important lessons for our kids. It's about sharing every day how much we care. It's about realizing the power we have every day to make a difference. You may not think that a few words on a piece of paper matter. They do. I hope this book shows that.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“I was in rough shape and not dealing with the medicine very well either. I rebutted his desire to have me take a break. 'I am a full-dose patient. I want to go on the record that I don't like this'.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backward. So, when life is dragging you back, it means it's going to launch you into something awesome!”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“Emma had put a Napkin Note in my lunch. She had even sneaked it in there without my knowledge! My eyes welled up. I took the note, walked around the office, and showed everyone I could find. My daughter had written a note to me! I had been giving her notes for years. I knew she loved them, but this was proof that they really meant something to her!”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“...they simply liked the phrase 'I like to watch you play.' Rachel started to use this phrase with her kids and realized how it immediately lifted the pressure off her kids. She wasn't providing criticism or even feedback. It just focused on the joy watching them play their sport,or instrument, brought her.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“I needed a warrior, someone leading me into battle, inspiring me to take charge.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“I've lived my life being open to opportunities and always looking for a new door to go through. I will often say yes to something that I have no business saying yes to. But if you're always saying no, youre always going to miss out on opportunities. Some of the best things that have happened to me haven't been planned but have happened because I was open to saying yes.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow

“One day, I had just finished making her lunch. I hadn't written the note yet. Emma saw the lunch bag on the counter without a note, and I saw the neurons firing in her brain. She scooped up the bag, came over to me with pleading eyes, and simply asked,'Napkin note?'
that's when i knew it mattered...I realized that these were moments when i could help shepherd her, guide her into becoming a young woman.”
― Garth Callaghan, Napkin Notes: Make Lunch Meaningful, Life Will Follow