Negative Sticks, But Does It Have To? – Podcast #439

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss Abby Wambach’s graduation speech at Barnard and why it made such an impact. They share wisdom from Franciscan friar Richard Rohr about why it’s so easy to remember the negative, but so difficult to absorb the positive.

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0:00.0	Do do do do do do do do do here we go my name's Todd this is Kathy
0:06.8	Welcome back to another episode of Zen parenting radio this is podcast number 439
0:12.8	Excuse me and why listen to Zen parenting radio
0:17.8	Because you'll feel outstanding was that better thank you
0:20.8	Why I already said that part because you'll feel outstanding. Was that better? Thank you.
0:21.3	Why?
0:22.9	I already said that part.
0:24.5	Because you'll feel outstanding.
0:30.7	And I always remember our motto, which is the best predictor of a child's will being, is a parent's self-understanding.
0:34.2	On today's show, I'm kind of riding the ship here today.
0:35.8	What does that mean?
0:37.2	I'm in charge.
0:38.6	Oh, riding the ship. Yeah. Writing the ship, today. What does that mean? I'm in charge. Oh, writing the ship. Yeah.
0:43.3	Writing the ship, not writing. I probably said writing, but I meant writing. But why would you write a ship? Isn't that where you like make it go the right way? Yeah, but I don't know.
0:48.3	Because if you're writing the ship, then you're just writing. Is it W, is it R-I-T-E? Like, what does writing a ship mean? I don't know.
0:54.6	I might have to Google it.
0:55.8	Sometimes we should, like, examine the phrases we use because are they correct?
1:00.7	And I always remember, did I say our motto yet? I don't even know.
1:03.7	The best predictor of a child's well-being is a parent's self-understanding.
1:06.7	So on today's show, we are going to play a clip from Abby Wambach's commencement speech at what college?
1:13.0	Barnard.
1:13.6	Barnard College, which is a girls' college, which I didn't know.
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