It's My Parents' Fault

 According to the Prophecy, and specifically the 6th Insight, we must come to terms with our conflict with our parents. We have a conflict with each parent individually, plus the combination of their approaches to controlling us. I've already mentioned that I take issue with this, but the author brought me back around because it's also our ability, per Prophecy, to come to terms with these controlling factors, recognize how they manifest in ourselves, and use them to strengthen our ability to strive for our own purpose. 

The reason this resonates for me is because I have, in the past, worked to use both of my parents' approaches. My mother is simple - she's passive aggressive and aloof. My father was aggressively critical growing up, but also encouraging. I have an innate passive aggressive in me that I try to rise above, and teaching martial arts has helped a lot with that. Getting a student to recognize where they need to improve is so much more effective than just telling them what to do. Although my father was controlling, it was in a way that made me want to be better. Sometimes he encouraged me and sometimes he challenged me. Honestly, he never was in tune with which one was going to be better in the moment - he was led by his emotions. But I think I've found that recipe, perhaps. I will pay more attention to the way it is presented in The Celestine Prophecy and how I tune my feedback to the student.



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