Balancing Presence, Thought, and Action in Parenting- Episode #773

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Todd and Cathy Adams

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4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Todd and Cathy emphasize the importance of being present, thinking critically, and doing in parenting, and discussed the concept of human archetypes and the need to focus on the present moment. They also shared personal anecdotes about balancing ‘being’, ‘doing’, and ‘thinking’, and discussed the challenges of societal expectations and the importance of living authentically. Lastly, they addressed underlying issues in relationships, the importance of taking action, and the need to process emotions healthily.

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0:00.0	here we go my name's Todd this is Gabi welcome back to another episode of Zen
0:08.7	Parenting Radio this is podcast number 773 why listen to Zen Parenting Radio because you'll feel
0:15.0	outstanding and always remember our motto which is that the very best predictor of a child's
0:20.4	well-being is in fact a parent's well-being is, in fact, a parent's
0:22.9	self-understanding.
0:24.3	On today's show, we are going to discuss a substack.
0:28.6	Bless you, baby.
0:29.2	Thank you.
0:29.9	A substack that you wrote on Friday talking about being, thinking, and doing.
0:36.2	Yes.
0:37.2	And it's going to be off the hook.
0:38.3	So I say we just jump right in.
0:39.8	Okay.
0:40.2	All right.
0:41.3	So what was the inspiration for this one?
0:44.7	Oh, I was in the shower and I thought of it.
0:47.5	That was it.
0:48.1	Most of your inspiration does come in the shower, doesn't it?
0:50.3	Yeah.
0:50.5	And when I say I thought of it, it's not like it's a new concept. But what I mean is that I was thinking about we are either, so we're like basically moving between, and I'm simplifying something that's a lot more challenging, but we're either being, which is we're like in ourselves, we're conscious of our energy. We're aware of where we are in time and space. We like, you know, we're being, you know, like we're conscious of our energy, we're aware of where we are in time and space.
1:17.0	We like, you know, we're being, you know, like we're here right now, which we're somewhat present or mindful.
1:18.3	Or we're thinking, which is the process of thinking and knowing that not everything we think is
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