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I have met several parents who have said, "I have a child and she's fiery and fierce! What do I do?" And I will smile at them and say, "That's good. She's animated about life."

Did you know that a child's energy can be turned towards Truth? You can take that energy, that fire, that fierceness, that excitement for life and angle her into Truth.

What this child needs is a mother and a father who both know how to angle that energy,

how to bridle that passion and reflect the Truth to her. It's the ability of the parents that teaches the child how to live and be boundaried inside Truth.

Come listen and learn how.

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How can I help a family member living in distortion?

Where is my responsibility when I witness self-destructive behaviors?

Is there a way for me to be an influence for Truth when my loved ones reject the Truth?

Listen for unchanging principles as I speak to a young woman about being a refuge for her little sister.

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Where does self-esteem come from?

Was I born with it?

What is self-esteem?

Exactly how do I know when I've found it?

People commonly think self-esteem is something that is lost and they need to find it.

But the Truth is, self esteem or self love is an outcome of using your choices, your free-will to choose, to be honest, responsible and humble.

Yep, that's the Truth! Come and learn how to develop self-esteem.

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Every mother and every father have made choices where they gave their child access to something that was harmful.

Whether it was the peanut butter you offered, the hot food you served, the internet you introduced or a family member you gave access to ... each parent has had experiences they wish they could go back and change.

It is so critical to understand that your choices don't mean you're bad and it doesn't mean you have to live in regret the rest of your life.

The Truth is you get to use those experiences to create wisdom inside of you.

Mourning and growing from painful regret is what we're going to talk about today.

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Anger ...

Why do so many of us struggle with managing it?

I hear often, "I need to control my anger," "I hurt people with my anger," "My anger is out of control," "Anger is bad," "Anger scares me."

However, anger is an emotion and if used inside the Truth, can be a protection to you. Anger?? ... can protect you? and anger can protect others? A resounding Yes

So for example, when you see some type of violation of Truth, like children being sex trafficked, I feel angry. Or any kind of violation that harms a child or someone who's defenseless, I feel angry; and that anger moves me to protect them.

How can I become aware of why I'm angry? What I need to do is look at my perceptions my thoughts and scrutinize them for the Truth. 

Are you interested in learning how to manage anger inside Truth? Anger is a wonderful emotion if you're willing to choose to use it Truthfully. 

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When I think of a security blanket, I think of Linus from Charlie Brown! Linus carried his security blanket wherever he went. That thing became a dusty, tattered, nasty little piece of cloth! How many of you have a security blanket?

Has a person, an action, a hobby, a sport, a Tv show or some kind of engagement become your security blanket?

Well ... I looked up "security blanket" in the dictionary. 

Security Blanket: An imposition that helps keep a secret.

How many of you are carrying around security blankets because you want to get comfort out of it? However, you're actually using your security blanket to cover up a secret?

Let's get into this woman's security blanket and find out what her motive is for carrying around a distorted security blanket.

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You see your child headed towards a cliff, a fiery building or a tidal wave of water. And yet so many parents say, "I don't want to get involved," or I don't want them to think I don't trust them or that they're incapable or I don't want them to get angry with me.

All of these statements are very selfishly focused on the person saying them. The kid is going to crash and burn and the parent or the adult who claims to love them is more worried about the outcomes if they get involved ... instead of the damage that will happen to the child.

What is going on here?

Why do so many of us as parents become so selfish and refuse to intervene when we see our children using their agency-their choices to be destructive?

Parents, we have one job and one job only, and that is to direct our Children towards principles of truth, which means: talk with them, intervene on their behalf, support them to see the distortions, let them know that you don't trust them because they're kids. They're not meant to be trusted! They're meant to be guided. 

When you see them in distortion, then you guide those choices, hold boundaries with them until they evidence to you that they know how to choose principles of being honest, responsible and humble.

Are you willing to truly love them?

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Teaching the principle of modesty to your teen can be a challenge! Understanding the basic tenets of modesty will help give you language to teach, inspire and enlighten your child. 

Modesty is about presenting yourself in humility, not about controlling the people around you.

Modesty is a principle of protection intended to safeguard the soul. Your teen is a soul who came from God and therefore has a need honor God. Dressing the body is an intimate experience between you and your creator, who made you. Modesty is for you! 

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This is a hot topic ... adult children and their feelings of entitlement towards mom and dad taking care of the things they're responsible for.

Why do adult Children act entitled towards parents caring, helping, babysitting, supporting, etc.?

Do parents really have the freedom to say, "No, I'm not available"?

Or will these entitled children throw a fit and threaten them and kick them out of their lives?

Is this really love coming from the parents and also the kids? Or is there manipulation going on here, from both sides?

If an adult child becomes sick or if an adult child makes choices and creates chaos in their life, is it really the parent's responsibility to come in and clean it all up?

Come listen and find out how to navigate this thing—parents with adult entitled children?

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Women have many choices today! They can choose to get married, become mothers, have careers, be home with their children, or have children and a career. With so many choices, it can be confusing which direction is best.

What if instead of asking, “What should I do?” we ask, “What is the responsible and honest choice for me?”

What is my calling? What is my passion? What is my Higher Power asking me to do? What is my responsibility?

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