My husband's adult son is a school administrator in a large western city. He is responsible for curriculum and "empowerment" for a struggling school system. He recently was interviewed for the city newspaper. The following quote in the printed article is a testimony to the deep impact of the role modeling by his father---a testimony to the values and beliefs the son absorbed from watching and listening to his dad's profound example.
"A soft-spoken native of Illinois, Hauser is the son of a Lutheran minister who would leave the Sunday dinner table to 'minister to his flock.' Hauser views his role as having a similar calling, one in which he meshes school with neighborhoods."
No lectures, no "shoulds", just a quiet example of belief and values that moved into the core of the man the son has become.
If your child was interviewed what might he/she say about what he/she has learned from you?
Do your children see the beliefs and values of recovery reflected in your new life?
Do they see a new spirituality? A new way of being?
Blessings--Penny
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