DAD Talks

I recently heard a guest on a podcast share the idea of "being a butler for your future self."

That got me to thinking, "What would that look like?"

In this episode, I talk about the impact of procrastination on your life and what to do instead to set yourself up for future success.

"In the gap between where we are and where we want to be, we find instability..." -David J. Lieberman, Ph.D.

Do you feel like you are stuck? Like you keep repeating the same stupid choices over and over? Do you struggle to connect with others? Are you not where you want to be?

Then you need to deal with your ego.

I have realized that my ego was holding me back in so many areas of my life.

It wasn't until I decided to kill my ego that I began to grow.

Could the blessings in Abraham's life actually be a curse?

If I could go back to my younger self and tell me that "Anger isn't the real issue, here's what is going on..." I would tell him this...

I have always struggled with anger. Let me be more specific, anger comes easy for me. The struggle is to not act out in a bad way because of it.

As I now see similiar tendencies in my own kids, I reflect back on my own childhood and ask what could I have done differently so that maybe things go better for them.

"How do I get over her? How do I move forward?"

These were questions I have asked and now have been asked.

Although these questions are unique to divorce, moving forward isn't.

We all face death, setbacks, and hurts, so how can we not only move forward but find meaning after loss?

Finding Meaning by David Kessler

I disagreed with the answer ChatGPT gave to the following question.

What was the question?

"What is the #1 belief keeping divorced dads stuck?"

The answer was, "I failed as a father."

I agree that divorced dads struggle with this belief but it wasn't the belief that kept me stuck.

It took me two years to call and tell a mentor of mine that I was divorced. I just felt so much shame and thought he would be disappointed in me.

I had allowed my divorce to define who I was.

Your failures don't have to define you. You have the power to make a new path forward.

I have talked about the importance of facing your pain but how do we do that? I came across some old sermon notes that gives the blueprint on how to do that.

That blueprint leads you to this truth: "Knowledge of God's truth gives us the ability to endure trials joyously."

"Faith is trusting advance what will only make sense in reverse." -Philip Yancey

There's a question that I often ask myself and it can have both negative and positive outcomes. What's the question...Listen to find out.

When you are faced with a painful situation, how do you respond?

Do you run away and avoid or do you face your pain head on and run through it?

This episode I talk about why we should face our pain and how it can lead to healing and restoration.