From The Daily Dialogue
From The Daily Dialogue
Broadcast of 6/21/98
Subject: [DailyDialogue #170] Fathers
"Speak to us of Children... You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you." -Kahlil Gibran
We set aside one day a year to celebrate our fathers. Whether our fathers loved us the way we wanted or tried to get us to be and think like them, fathers deserve to be recognized. As we accept our fathers and let go of resentment about our childhood, we open our hearts at a deeper level in all of our relationships.
My Dad supported me in doing and being what I felt was best. At first, he was hesitant to agree with my idea to go to college outside the state of Missouri. Then he realized the most loving thing to do was to give me the money that it would cost to go in state and let me earn the rest. He saw that my spirit was yearning to be independent and he could not house my soul.
Now we share in discussions about spirituality and although I took a different path, we both enjoy learning from each other.
Experiment: Make contact with you Dad today through phone, letter, meditation or prayer. Recognize him for giving you life. Accept that he is a product of his past. Take your power back and know that your soul is free to live your own dreams.
Affirmation: I am grateful to be alive, learning what it means to truly love.
The Daily Dialogue is published each day of 1998 by e-mail. Copyright 1998, Eddy Brame and Marty Crouch, All rights reserved.
