Connexions

How do I approach uncomfortable topics such as cancer and death with my children? How do I share with my children about a loved one with limited time? The movement of life is vulnerable. The Truth is that death is a part of this vulnerable movement. Children need to know that death is part of the existence we live in. Learning to mourn and grieve is a Truthful movement. Grieving is a principle of Truth. Is there a difficult reality going on in your home that needs to be shared with small children? If so, listen and share this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is no surprise that children are growing up in a predatory society. Businesses, schools, governments and special interest groups are all finding ways to exploit and make profits off of our children. How do we, as the adults in their lives, keep them safe? Humans are the most intelligent of all the animal kingdom; yet, we are the only parents who show our babies how to move towards, instead of away from, predators. Animals teach their young to follow their intuition and run away from predators. We as humans supply our young with access to predators. Listen to one simple change you can make in your household today that will significantly protect your child from those who would cause harm. Teach your young how to arm themselves with protection, using one very simple principle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Truth about experiencing life is that most of us have experiences that are upsetting and even traumatizing. This is absolutely part of the human experience. The Truth is we are not meant to stay there in those experiences. We are meant to move through the upset and the trauma. What about PTSD? Can a person with post traumatic stress disorder, still move through their trauma? Can Truth heal someone who has been in therapy for years and is still triggered by sights, sounds, smells and memories? Listen and find out for yourself how honesty, responsibility and humility are tools ANYONE can use to create a life of connection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boredom comes from a desire to connect but not wanting to be responsible for doing what’s necessary to connect. Boredom is a conundrum of wanting stimulus but feeling inconvenienced at the work it will take to feel that stimulus. Have you ever had a child react in aggression when they were bored because you wouldn't jump in and entertain them? If so, here is a child who is putting the responsibility to FEEL onto you, the parent. They are saying, “It’s YOUR job to make me feel better.” Anytime a person places the responsibility of their emotions onto another, that person is acting out his/her distorted perceptions. Boredom is not to be feared! It is a choice! Come learn how empty spaces of time can lead to creativity in Truth or boredom in distortion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your child is on the brink of turning 18 and you find out that he's drunk at his friend's house. You're shocked! You thought he was safe. You call and tell him you're coming to pick him up. What type of boundaries do you, as the parent hold? Drinking is not really the issue at this point. Drinking is a symptom of his aggression, of his fear of his irresponsibility, of his entitlement, of his distortion, of his fear that he's not enough. His entitlement and lack of empathy, his dishonesty and irresponsibility is at the root of his belief that he is not enough. So what do you do as a parent when you want to live in Truth? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's podcast, I'm sharing with you a family parable I have taught my children for years. The Parable of the Pineapple! When my son was very young, he made a dishonest choice and tried to conceal it through a lie. Distortion begets more distortion. That's a consistent pattern! In order to break the pattern of distortion, Truth needs to be inserted! Give this parable a listen! You will all relate to tired parenting, mighty messes and sticky floors. Helping a child understand the messes they create and how they affect everyone in the home is an important lesson every child needs. Pointing out distortion to your child is an act of love and service. Without the help of a guiding parent, children will never know the full extent their distortions "stick!" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can we wake up the women of this world and get them back to their natural instincts? Every animal in this world has protective instincts. As mothers, the women, the humans have lost their motherly instincts to protect their young. Women choose to hook up and be sexual with males who also are numb and have lost their fatherly instincts because both the men and the women of this world are not being nurtured, they're not being taught truth, they are not being truly loved. Listen to how this woman is invited to use her agency, her choices to protect her young, her baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, a mother asks how she can preserve a relationship with her adult children. Preservation is an outcome of applied principles. For example, preserving meat requires application of salt, brine, time drying and/or freezing temperatures. The idea of "preserving" a relationship also requires application of principles. Tune in and see how a mother is encouraged to "preserve" her relationships by sharing the Truth with her adult children who aren't so eager to hear it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do I choose? Do I choose to be honest, regardless of the outcomes? Am I willing to be humble and recognize when I choose poorly? These Truthful choices create a strong, sturdy foundation inside my child. I invite everyone listening to this podcast, to develop love for themselves by insisting they make choices inside Truth. You cannot buy self-esteem. You can’t word, “I love you,” in just the right way to make a person feel their self-worth. This belief will only create more dissonance from the thing that really does remind them of their self-worth . . . which is God. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if I am indebted to another person and I’m not able to return the favor, would that be distorted? This mother wants to know if she is obligated to follow through on a favor she believes she is responsible for, even if it puts her children at risk. Remember, my first responsibility is to create a home of safety for myself and my immediate family. I create a home of safety by being rigorously personally responsible, impeccably honest and vulnerably humble. I protect my loved ones, for whom I have stewardship. Only after these obligations are met, am I available to consider other obligations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are there fears that aren’t distorted, but rather a part of the human experience? How can I differentiate between a fear that is reasonable and Truthful and a fear that is distorted? Come listen and find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Come, listen to a mother work through her distortions of holding boundaries with her child. The mother shares that she feels guilty for saying, "no," to her child. This mother may resemble others who fear that holding boundaries will create separation in relationships, instead of connection. The Truth is, boundaries are based in responsibility. Responsibility always brings connection. When boundaries appear to drive another away, what you are actually witnessing is the unwillingness of the person walking away. This mother has a responsibility to teach her child through Truthful application of boundaries. And the child has the responsibility to be honest and responsible around those set boundaries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Addiction . . . whether you're the one addicted or you're on the other side of someone's addiction, either way it is a nightmare. It's a hell where everyone is living in fear, abandonment, chaos, disconnection, entitlement, confusion, loneliness. And so so many other characteristics that the addicted and the loved ones of the one that's addicted go through, especially when Children are involved. There is no escape for a child. They are trapped in a dynamic of needing emotional, physical, spiritual attention and most often none of those needs are met. Come listen to how this woman maneuvers how to forgive her mother who was addicted and how you too can offer forgiveness without being enabling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honor thy father and thy mother. These are words of wisdom. These words of wisdom are patterns that bring peace and connection in a family. So what do I do? How do I honor my father and mother when their choices are destructive. Honoring does not mean exposing myself to abuse. Honoring does not mean to do what the parent wants me to do, at the risk of my own responsibility. Come listen, I am going to talk about what honoring does mean. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when you find out something that your child, your teen, is doing and the thing they are doing is in violation of principles? Most parents take what their children are doing, personal; they react. Then, what the child is doing becomes about you instead of keeping the thing that your child is doing about them and their choices to violate principles. The reality. . . the Truth is that it is your child, your teen who is choosing, not you. Your responsibility always is to reflect Truth and reality to them. So how do you do that? How do you teach your child your teenager about principles and about boundaries. Most parents either ignore what they find out or they flip out. Few parents see this is a cry for help. Your child is saying I need help and even fewer parents know how to help them come. Listen to what help actually looks like by teaching your children principles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In proverbs we read that all contention comes through pride. Pride is at the root of all contention. Pride is another word for a lack of humility. When I lack humility I do not take responsibility for myself. . . I am living in distortion. When I live in distortion, I am a contention maker. If I want to be a peacemaker, I need to choose humility. I do this by choosing to be honest and responsible for my thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Come and listen to how you can create peace in your home through honesty, responsibility and humility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All people need to be cared for. They need to be validated. They need to be invited into connection. All people need to be seen and heard and treated with care. Listen to how this child was attempting to secure those very Truthful characteristics, yet instead, because she didn’t know where to find them, she started spending time with people who would give her the counterfeits. She spent time around people who needed connection but were actually choosing disconnection. She became enslaved in behavior that left her hallow and isolated. All of us are looking for the same things. We are all looking for validation and connection and we don’t have a clue where to find it. We need Truth, connection, safety and trust. And where does this begin? It begins with me using my agency to choose it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Learning principles of Truth is exciting! Many desire to share what they learn with family and friends. And we hope you will! Sharing our zeal and awareness with others is enjoyable when others share in the enthusiasm. A woman writes in that she is enthusiastic for Truth and wants to know how she can GET others to also live in Truth. While I share her desire for close friends and family to also live in Truth, find out how this request is actually control. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take to live in Truth? The answer is it takes a person's willingness to stay in reality, use your choices and choose Truth. Why is Truth/Reality so uncomfortable that many people run from it? The answer is, there's pain in reality. There's pain, inevitable pain inside reality from things like loss, death, hurt, disappointments, loneliness, anger, greed, rage. And most people think that they can run from it, that they can hide from those things. The truth is when you attempt to leave reality, you run right into the arms of distortion and now you really will have pain. Listen to how not to be deceived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Compassion means combining elements of suffering and Truth and wielding them to obtain a higher purpose. Compassion is to be moldable through suffering. Compassion is only possible in Truth. Compassion aligns with, accentuates, compliments and fuels honesty, responsibility and humility. Compassion is the great motivator of Truth. It is not possible to support a person in distortion and call it compassion. Compassion always leads a person back to Truth. Come listen and learn the etimology, symptomology and characteristics of compassion. Also discover the compassion’s counterfeit that masquerades as validation and love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.