One set of parents.<\/p>\n
Six children…three boys and three girls.<\/p>\n
One housekeeper.<\/p>\n
One dog.<\/p>\n
And a misunderstood illusion.<\/p>\n
You most likely have figured out who I’m talking about…the Brady Bunch.<\/p>\n
But the misunderstood illusion…I’ll be coming back to that in a minute.<\/p>\n
First the Brady Bunch.<\/p>\n
Of course this was a TV show that originally aired back in 1969 and was based around a fictional family.<\/p>\n
And most people who have watched it looked at the Brady Bunch as the “perfect” family…<\/p>\n
The nice house…stable family…the children who seemed “well off”…you get the idea.<\/p>\n
As a result, some people would compare their own family to the Brady Bunch…<\/p>\n
Meaning that their own family wasn’t perfect and that they wish theirs was “perfect” like the Brady Bunch seemed to be.<\/p>\n
Now if you’ve ever seen the Brady Bunch have you ever compared your family to either theirs?<\/p>\n
And even if you never saw the Brady Bunch have you ever compared your family to someone else’s “perfect” family and wish yours was like there’s?<\/p>\n
The same is true about your life.<\/p>\n
And brings up the thought of…<\/p>\n
Are you living the Brady Bunch life?<\/p>\n
1. Using the illusion-<\/strong> It’s rather ironic that humans have a tendency to say one thing…which they think means the opposite…yet turns out to mean what they intended in the first place.<\/p>\n And the Brady Bunch is a perfect example of this.<\/p>\n Why?<\/p>\n Because most people saw the Brady Bunch as the perfect family…one that seemed completely unrealistic…then compared their own family to it…and then realized theirs was no different…<\/p>\n And then realized theirs was perfect after all.<\/p>\n It comes down to this…<\/p>\n Even though the Brady Bunch was based on a fictional family that seemed like the perfect All American family…it is actually based on every family.<\/p>\n How do you know?<\/p>\n Because when you watch each episode of the Brady Bunch…and pay attention…you’ll see moments of support and challenge, pleasure and pain…agreement and disagreement…and other pairs of opposites occurring…equally.<\/p>\n Look and sound familiar?<\/p>\n It does because it’s in every family…mine…yours…all of them.<\/p>\n That right there is what a “perfect” family is.<\/p>\n And this is the misunderstood illusion I mentioned earlier…the notion that the Brady Bunch is a perfect family…and that yours isn’t.<\/p>\n Yet…<\/p>\n As long as you embrace both sides equally…it is perfect.<\/p>\n This not only relates to families, but to your life as well.<\/p>\n Which brings up the next part which also makes up the misunderstood illusion.<\/p>\n 2. The peaceful war-<\/strong> Many people saw this in the Brady Bunch…and many…to include well known transformational leaders…are promoting this misunderstood illusion as well…<\/p>\n The idea of trying to live a happy and peaceful life.<\/p>\n In the Brady Bunch some would see this illusion within the family…<\/p>\n As it relates to you…it’s your life along with your family.<\/p>\n Think about this for a moment.<\/p>\n Scan back through your own life up until today. Look in your family as well.<\/p>\n When you do can you see that there’s been happy and sad moments? Can you also see that there’s been peace and war?<\/p>\n With that being said…<\/p>\n Who in the world came up with the idea that you’re going to live a happy and peaceful life?<\/p>\n And the same is true with your family. Who came up with the idea of having a happy and peaceful family?<\/p>\n Now of course this isn’t being negative.<\/p>\n Instead…<\/p>\n It’s the way to see how the “peace” and “war” aspect…the “happy” and “sad” moments are vital for a loving family to exist…and the same is true when it comes to living a fulfilled life.<\/p>\n In fact…<\/p>\n You want to know the only way that you’ll ever have a “peaceful” family?<\/p>\n Look for a family in your neighborhood that you may see as being “jerks” and get into a huge argument with them. In other words start a “war” with them and watch what happens.<\/p>\n Your own family will unite with each other and then you’ll have a peaceful family.<\/p>\n It sounds funny…yet it’s true…and I’ve been on both sides of it.<\/p>\n This type of thing was also seen in some of the episodes in the Brady Bunch.<\/p>\n 3. Fun for all-<\/strong> My two favorite characters in the Brady Bunch were Jan and Peter, who happened to be the middle children in the family.<\/p>\n It’s interesting…<\/p>\n Because even back then when I was 10..11…I was actually seeing life from a two sided perspective and didn’t fully realize it.<\/p>\n Case in point here…<\/p>\n The middle children in the Brady Bunch being my favorite characters…along the story lines of the Brady Bunch episodes which obviously had a two sided perspective.<\/p>\n Yet…<\/p>\n There was another part that was also involved…<\/p>\n I call it the fun for all factor.<\/p>\n And what I mean by this is that there was always a “fun” part in the Brady Bunch episodes.<\/p>\n Whether it was the boys playing sports…or the girls having a slumber party…or the entire family going on a vacation to Hawaii…there was that “fun factor” coming into play.<\/p>\n The same is true for you.<\/p>\n Where is the fun factor in your life?<\/p>\n Is it among your family…friends…co workers?<\/p>\n Does it involve…going to a movie…going on vacation…laughing among each other…what is it for you?<\/p>\n Because even when you see life from a two sided perspective, it’s that “fun for all” factor which adds an extra touch of fulfillment.<\/p>\n It’s what makes your life…and the lives of others…that much more inspiring.<\/p>\n And this is what drew me to watch the Brady Bunch to begin with.<\/p>\n In fact…this is what draws me to just about everything I love doing…to include people as well.<\/p>\n Obviously…<\/p>\n Each person has a different way of showing it. Some people just come right out and are blatant about it.<\/p>\n Others are fun in a quiet and “non obvious” way.<\/p>\n In either case it’s this “fun” side of you that also makes up the uniqueness of who you are.<\/p>\n It’s yet another way of how you provide tremendous value to the world by just being you.<\/p>\n And…<\/p>\n It’s also a way of getting others and the world to see how special of a person you are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One set of parents. Six children…three boys and three girls. One housekeeper. One dog. And a misunderstood illusion. You most likely have figured out who I’m talking about…the Brady Bunch. But the misunderstood illusion…I’ll be coming back to that in a minute. First the Brady Bunch. 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