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Question:<\/strong> Any thoughts on what is a good way to share my spiritual work with my kids?<\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong> Be as consciously kind as you can be, which means to not express (but watch instead) your negative states. Be as encouraging as possible without producing false hope. Speak the truth at all times without being cruel or unnecessarily over-correcting. And when asked for what you think is right, dare to speak it in spite of the consequences.<\/p>\n

Question:<\/strong> Is there a way in which to help and teach children in this work without shielding them from the necessary life events they need to learn from? How can one raise kids with this trueness?<\/p>\n

Answer:<\/strong> We can do no different than we do with ourselves. And as we grow in spirit and in understanding, that very light not only protects us from what is dark and punishing, but it extends a certain kind of protection to all who are around us who depend upon us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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