Building a bond with my son, by Dan Harris
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Broadcaster Dan Harris shares a candid look at his attempts to connect more with his son, Alexander, on their first father-son trip.
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| 0:00.0 | When Bianca and I first had Alexander, I remember there being a whole tsunami of sentiment, |
| 0:09.9 | both over email from my friends and on social media from people I didn't know, |
| 0:15.3 | where we were being told and exhorted to enjoy every moment or cherish every moment. |
| 0:21.9 | And I always wondered about that. |
| 0:23.8 | Is this just a kind of perfunctory thing that people say? |
| 0:27.5 | Or is it maybe based in some sort of remorse |
| 0:30.2 | that they may feel about having let their kid's childhood slip by |
| 0:34.8 | without really taking it all in while it was happening? |
| 0:44.6 | Yeah. childhood slip by without really taking it all in while it was happening. Parenting is a roller coaster. |
| 0:47.6 | Steep climbs, full-on free falls, sharp turns, |
| 0:51.9 | one moment you're filled with doubt and worry, the next, joy and delight. |
| 0:57.1 | It just is this way. |
| 0:59.3 | Today's storyteller, Dan Harris, is a broadcaster and journalist, and the creator of the 10% |
| 1:05.3 | Happier Meditation App and Podcast. |
| 1:08.2 | In the story he's about to tell, Dan shares a candid look into his attempts to connect more |
| 1:14.0 | with his son, Alexander. |
| 1:18.5 | I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide for a meditative story. |
| 1:44.5 | Thank you. So, right now in this moment, what can you do to really be here? |
| 1:50.6 | To help me be as present as possible for you, I'm feeling my feet on the ground. |
| 1:54.3 | I'm aware of the temperature of the air on my skin. |
| 1:57.5 | I know the movement in my face as I speak. |
| 1:59.9 | What is it for you? |
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