Connexions

I hear this statement quite often. People will say, "Well that's just my opinion" and I will say, "Yes, that is your opinion. That is what you consider to be true. Truth is not about opinions. Truth is about facts."

So are opinions wrong to have?

How do opinions differ from Truth?

I want to be a distinct individual with opinions and live in Truth.

How do I do that?

Listen to the podcast and I'm going to explain how.

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How many of you parents are tuned in and really aware of what's in your home?

What magazines are on your shelf?

What books are your children reading?

What are they watching on TV?

Who are they interacting with?

These are important questions because parents are responsible for what comes into their home.

I know when my children were growing up some of the book series I allowed in my home were for selfish reasons. "Because it helped the kids to read" I would justify...or "It keeps my children entertained and they are funny. What could it hurt?" Books like: Junie B. Jones, Captain Underwear, Diary of a Whimpy Kid and Charlie's Bumpers. There were many series that seemed harmless on the outside, however years down the road I could not complain when I started to see disconnect, and my child speaking exactly as the characters in the books that I was providing for them.

So these are really great questions to think about as we go into discussing this mother's regret in what she let into her home.

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What is the difference between choosing distortion and having an imagination?

This is confusing for many people.

Come and listen to the distinctions between the two and how you can stay aware and awake to both.

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I hope that you will hear me out as I unveil a real nasty, ugly unspoken ill that is taking place right under our noses.

Now, this is so commonplace and so culturally acceptable that you are going to be tempted to write this off.

I encourage you to be open, to be humble, and to be curious because what I have to share with you is the answer that you have been looking for. This may be what you have been praying for on behalf of your child.

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Can I choose to violate God's commandments and identify as a Christian?

Can I live in Truth and do whatever I want?

Why do I need to do or behave the way God asks for me to behave in order to say that I love him?

Do I understand what love means?

This woman is living in a significant compartmentalized state and she appears unaware of it.

Listen to the feedback I give to her and the invitation for her to change and be congruent.

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Where does anger come from?

Do you know someone who is angry constantly? Maybe it's you.

How is anger created? What is it?

Anger is coming from a base of dishonesty, irresponsibility, and pride.

Somewhere with the person who is angry, somewhere in their life, they are choosing irresponsibility, dishonesty and pride or a lacking of willing to be humble.

Anger comes from living in a place of victim where: "I'm not responsible for the things going on around me," "Life should be easier," "Life should be better to me," and "I don't deserve any of this." So they are not willing to be vulnerable and they live in a state of drama where they are blaming things, circumstances, places and especially people.

We know this because anger on the other end is peace, is calm, is connection.

Where does that come from? How can I build a life of peace and calm? I want to feel connected. Well, the only way you can have that is if you're living a base of being Honest, Responsible and Humble. It means: "I surrender" and "I understand and I accept that I live in a world where 'bad things happen' and live in a world where I am uncomfortable and there is pain and there's sabotage going on" and it's a willingness to roll with the punches. That's where peace comes from.

So if you want to get out of anger, if you want to learn to overcome these irritable feelings...keep listening.

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Do grandparents have a right to spend time with their grandchildren?

How can my children have a relationship with their grandparents and not be influenced by their grandparent's distortion?

Listen to how you can listen to principles of Honesty, Responsibility and Humility and use those in any experience, any situation and never drop your responsibility or negotiate your character.

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We all have expectations in this life.

Expectations are part of the human experience,

it's what sets us apart from the animals.

Each of us has agency and we get to decide what our expectations are going to be.

So who is responsible for meeting my expectations?

Is my spouse responsible for meeting my expectations?

Is it my child? Does it depend on the circumstance?

Maybe in some circumstances my neighbor is responsible

for meeting my expectations, or maybe the mailman?

I know I like my packages to come by a certain time.

Is it that my mailman's responsibility to make sure that my packages come to me when I want them?

When you decide that you are willing and ready to make the leap into living in Truth, which is just another way of saying you're ready to make a leap of faith. You take the responsibility of meeting your own expectations.

One expectation many people expect in this life is the desire to feel complete, to feel stable and secure. Doesn't everyone want to feel whole, satisfied, loved and accepted?

How do I fulfill my own expectation of feeling

whole, loved and accepted? Without relying on someone else to give that to me.

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How do I influence and invite an 18-year-old person to be Responsible, Honest and Humble when they don't want to be?

How can I practice surrender and not let the choices of my 18-year-old sister invite me into her distortion?

This is difficult to do and it CAN be done.

Listen to how it is done by learning how to let go with love and surrender your loved ones.

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Interfaith Marriage: where each spouse devotes his or her life to a different religion, can be the source of a lot of

mixed emotions and often leads to drama.

 These couples commonly run into problems of disapproval, criticism, blame, competition, and loneliness.

These emotions often rise to a boiling level when the denominations of the child comes on stage, often years

down the road.

Can couples with different religions make their marriage work?

Can love be expressed amongst each family member, regardless of religion?

Is it possible to remain religiously devoted at the same time being dedicated to principles?

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