Awake, Aware, Adult Fatherhood

Some time ago, I created a list of steps for creating strong, moral, awake aware human beings. I varied in the description of the intent, but that was the focus. The steps were:

1. Love yourself
2. Love one other person
3. Understand history without guilt, blame, or shame.
4. Avoid trolls. Support your tribe.
5. Win with integrity.

This structure has proven solid, and “unpacks” endlessly into thoughts of self-respect, social commitment, compassion and empathy, strategic action, and the need for ethics. It connects with the Three Gates and the Three Centers and the M.A.G.I.C. formula very well.

A challenge I’ve taken on has to do with Fatherhood. There is a social media group dealing with its challenges, and looking at the comments and questions, about 90% of the trouble seems connected to, simply put, not having a solid loving partnership with the mother. After looking at the challenges and issues in the group, I thought that it might be a good starting place to see if the “awakened adult” pattern can adapt to this particular concern: how to be a good father. How to find and nurture a good relationship, a good marriage within which to raise healthy children.

Those who don’t believe it is desirable and important to have such a bonded relationship before having children will not resonate to this. To you, all I can say is that I hope you find your path to love and power. But your path is not mine…