What did your parents give you that might contribute towards creating inner peace?

Examples: My father gave me acceptance of people at face value, respect for self and others, kindness, knowledge of the mechanics of house-hold equipment and figuring things out on my own. And also, a love for the outdoors. The tools for peace in this are accepting and respecting other people, as well as myself; being kind to animals, others and myself; being able to fix things that break; an interest in crafts and my beloved outdoors. All stress melts from my shoulders in a forest. My mom gave me the desire and ability to be my own person and an appreciation of harmony. My mom was a dichotomy (a blending of opposites) in almost all her attitudes. And she gave me the gift of being able to see the extremes in arguments, political positions, religious stances, health issues, economic squabbles, differing patriotism definitions, whatever is used to divide people; and so not feed into either “side.” She taught me to look for where the middle ground lies and sometimes to just blend it all together or look beyond all of it. She was a fascinating, playful and fun-loving woman; who never met a stranger and treated all people the same. She took a Greek Orthodox patriarch to the car wash one time, because she didn’t get a chance to wash the car before she picked him up at the airport.