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Kids & Family:Parenting
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This week’s question is related to full-time family travel vs. home base travel but the answer is relevant for all of us — it’s principle-based and applicable to every area of life. So if you’re not a full-time family traveler, you still need to listen to this episode because you’re likely experiencing something similar in one or more areas of your life.
Many of us think that balance means equal. But really, contrast — the yin and yang — is more accurate to how we develop. It’s why we have two hemispheres in our brain and it’s why we need ‘opposition’ in all things. It is how we find meaning and purpose in our life.
But the challenge is we sabotage ourselves. We don't want to let go of what we know to puruse something different, especially when we feel like what we have is 'right'. We want to stay with the familiar, we don’t want to ‘betray’ ourselves by ‘flip-flopping’ between ideas, beliefs, or lifestyles. We identify with this thing and it’s become a part of who we are, so if we change them or open our minds to something opposite, what will that do to our life, family, marriage, etc?
The truth is, we NEED to do that in order to become complete, whole, and fully developed. We NEED to explore the ‘other side’. That’s how we reach our full potential and become our full, complete selves. This is what we call ‘walking the labyrinth' — exploring every area of yourself, life, etc. in order to become fully whole and complete.
But it seems scary, risky, or even wrong and ‘inappropriate’ — yet it is psychologically, biologically, mentally, and physically accurate and demonstrably true. Try it out and see for yourself. You’ll find more benefits, power, development and reach more of your personal and family potential. Listen now to learn HOW.
Book mentioned:
The Master and His Emissary
See a photo of the labyrinth here.
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#240 Dealing with Picky Eaters & Empowering a Lifetime of Healthy Food Choices
#239 Stop Punishing. Learn How to (Effectively) Discipline Your Kids
#238 Israel/Palestine, Ukraine, W.H.O., 'The Great Reset', Tolerance, Murdered Activists, and Other Craziness! 🤪
#237 The Stability of Your Family Life DEPENDS on the Stability of Your Marriage
#236 Creating Stability: Become a Better Problem Solver to Become a Better Parent
#235 Creating a Family Culture of Stability, Safety, Trust, & Well-Adjusted Family Members
#234 College, Drug Lords, Billboards & Totalitarianism in America
#233 The Impending Unraveling (and Collapse?) of Society -- How to Protect Your Family
#232 PROTECT Your Kids NOW from Traffickers & Sexual Abusers
#231 Stop Lying to Your Kids — Speak ONLY Truth to Gain More Influence
#230 How to Handle the Stress & Pressure of Family Life and to Move Into Higher Level Emotions
#229 How to Plan BIG Adventures for Your Family (+ Budget & Costs)
#228 How to Help Your Kids LOVE 'Reading' (aka Stories, Learning, & Growing)
#227 Babe, I Want to Be Able to Talk to You About ANYTHING -- Let's Listen & Discuss This
#226 Please Don't Be Offended That I Shared This Episode With You -- Here's Why YOU (and I) Need a Coach
#225 How to Help Your (Public or Homeschool) Kids Get a World-Class Education
#224 How (& WHY) to Have Sex 3-6 Times a Week EVEN with Kids, Businesses, Homeschool, Jobs, Activities, and More
#223 How to Prevent 80% of Problems & Find Lasting Solutions When Challenges Do Arise
#222 How Sugar Contributes to Disease & How to Give it Up FOR GOOD
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