Caroline Adams Miller
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And you have hit the nail on the head. Statistically speaking, through the lens of research with the decline of in family faith tradition, whether they're Christian or Jewish or Hindu, whatever their tradition may be, with the decline in personal spiritual life has concomitantly been a statistically related skyrocket
And you have hit the nail on the head. Statistically speaking, through the lens of research with the decline of in family faith tradition, whether they're Christian or Jewish or Hindu, whatever their tradition may be, with the decline in personal spiritual life has concomitantly been a statistically related skyrocket
in the diseases of despair, suicide, addiction, depression, the two go hand in hand. So the most important thing we can do for ourselves is to cultivate and open up our spiritual life. And the only thing I need to do as a parent beyond love, protect and keep safe is cultivate my child's spiritual life. It is the most important contribution we make.
in the diseases of despair, suicide, addiction, depression, the two go hand in hand. So the most important thing we can do for ourselves is to cultivate and open up our spiritual life. And the only thing I need to do as a parent beyond love, protect and keep safe is cultivate my child's spiritual life. It is the most important contribution we make.
in the diseases of despair, suicide, addiction, depression, the two go hand in hand. So the most important thing we can do for ourselves is to cultivate and open up our spiritual life. And the only thing I need to do as a parent beyond love, protect and keep safe is cultivate my child's spiritual life. It is the most important contribution we make.
The uncertainty in our times, not getting my way is profound. My team may well not win the election. My community is shifting in a way that's unfamiliar to me. There's so much going on right now, and certainly the natural disasters. And in this time of real flocks, Right.
The uncertainty in our times, not getting my way is profound. My team may well not win the election. My community is shifting in a way that's unfamiliar to me. There's so much going on right now, and certainly the natural disasters. And in this time of real flocks, Right.
The uncertainty in our times, not getting my way is profound. My team may well not win the election. My community is shifting in a way that's unfamiliar to me. There's so much going on right now, and certainly the natural disasters. And in this time of real flocks, Right.
We can't control what comes next and we can't anticipate and plan in the way that perhaps we thought we could certainly 20 years ago there was more of an illusion of total radical control. But what we can do in genuine flux the flux is real. is adopt a different stance. And in particular, I call this an awakened stance. It's a one of quest.
We can't control what comes next and we can't anticipate and plan in the way that perhaps we thought we could certainly 20 years ago there was more of an illusion of total radical control. But what we can do in genuine flux the flux is real. is adopt a different stance. And in particular, I call this an awakened stance. It's a one of quest.
We can't control what comes next and we can't anticipate and plan in the way that perhaps we thought we could certainly 20 years ago there was more of an illusion of total radical control. But what we can do in genuine flux the flux is real. is adopt a different stance. And in particular, I call this an awakened stance. It's a one of quest.
And then quest, we say, okay, I don't know what's coming around tomorrow. And I don't know if I'm going to live in this town or a town two over, or we might go to another state. I don't know what's in the next five years or the next five months. But what I can do is be firmly rooted in a stance of quest, which is to say, I am open to what life is showing me now.
And then quest, we say, okay, I don't know what's coming around tomorrow. And I don't know if I'm going to live in this town or a town two over, or we might go to another state. I don't know what's in the next five years or the next five months. But what I can do is be firmly rooted in a stance of quest, which is to say, I am open to what life is showing me now.
And then quest, we say, okay, I don't know what's coming around tomorrow. And I don't know if I'm going to live in this town or a town two over, or we might go to another state. I don't know what's in the next five years or the next five months. But what I can do is be firmly rooted in a stance of quest, which is to say, I am open to what life is showing me now.
I'm on a journey and I'm bringing along my kids and I'm teaching this to my kids because the illusion of control is actually a very fragile illusion that is getting smashed right now. And it's not very helpful to tell your kids implicitly or explicitly you can control and plan everything.
I'm on a journey and I'm bringing along my kids and I'm teaching this to my kids because the illusion of control is actually a very fragile illusion that is getting smashed right now. And it's not very helpful to tell your kids implicitly or explicitly you can control and plan everything.
I'm on a journey and I'm bringing along my kids and I'm teaching this to my kids because the illusion of control is actually a very fragile illusion that is getting smashed right now. And it's not very helpful to tell your kids implicitly or explicitly you can control and plan everything.
But it's profoundly helpful to the resilience and health and peace of mind and heart of your children to say, you know, what our life is a journey. It's really a spiritual adventure. And we don't share what's coming. But at every turn, we can say, hey, do you want to sit down right now and let's ask ourselves, what is God showing us now?
But it's profoundly helpful to the resilience and health and peace of mind and heart of your children to say, you know, what our life is a journey. It's really a spiritual adventure. And we don't share what's coming. But at every turn, we can say, hey, do you want to sit down right now and let's ask ourselves, what is God showing us now?
But it's profoundly helpful to the resilience and health and peace of mind and heart of your children to say, you know, what our life is a journey. It's really a spiritual adventure. And we don't share what's coming. But at every turn, we can say, hey, do you want to sit down right now and let's ask ourselves, what is God showing us now?