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Dads Are Heroes
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: Parenting |
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: 127 |
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: 31 January 2008 15:00 |
by: Alvah Parker
My friend, Dovid Grossman, who is the father of nine children, told me he intended to have a website and teleclass series dedicated to the Heros Journey for Dads. He wanted to use the framework of a Heros Journey to engage in a discussion with fathers on parenting.
I was somewhat aware of the idea of the Heros Journey from the PBS series The Power of Myth with Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers. Still I couldnt see how he would use the model with Fathers. What is it about the Heros Journey that interests and excites you? I asked him.
He told me he had just read Christopher Voglers The Writers Journey, in which Vogler says, I came to believe that the Heros Journey is nothing less than a handbook for life, a complete instruction manual in the art of being human.
Wow! No wonder he was excited. He wanted to use what happens in a fathers life the ordinary trials and tribulations fathers face as a handbook for life.
Grossman believes the heros journey can provide a solid framework to help fathers to better understand their role. There are many truths in the world he says, like we know gravity always works. It is the common experience of it that resonates with us. So it is with the Heros Journey.
As fathers discover the aspects of their own journeys they will also see that they are involved in the multiple journeys with their children. Using what they learn from each journey helps both father and son or daughter to confront and expedite future journeys.
Dovids explanation gave me the idea to see if I could use something that happened in my own life as a Mom that might help me understand the concept as it relates to Dads. Since I had learned to ski late in my life (I was almost 40!) I plotted my experience into the 12 stages of the Heros Journey. (Go to www.AwesomeDads.com for the stages) I could see it clearly now. But so what?
When Dovid asked me what truth I had discovered from my skiing journey that helped me in the future, the first thing that came to my mind was that it prepared me for my divorce. Four years after I learned to ski I faced a huge upheaval in my life. It was not something I was expecting.
I had been a stay-at-home mom for thirteen years and now I would have to be on my own as a single mom caring for two young children. This felt overwhelming to me. I felt the same sheer terror as I did on the top of that mountain only more so. Having faced that kind of terror before and survived, made me confident that I could face this even greater challenge of divorce.
We all face challenges in our lives. A fathers role is to deal with his own challenges and to help his children to overcome and learn from their challenges. Understanding the Heros Journey makes it clear how to leverage past experiences in facing the present. If you are a Dad youll want to check out the Heros Journey for Dads at http://www.AwesomeDads.com/ to read the blog and join the teleclasses.
About The Author
Alvah Parker is a Business and Career Coach as well as publisher of Parkers Points, an email tip list and Road to Success, an ezine. Parker specializes in working with professionals who want to have a career that is fun, fulfilling and profitable. Alvah is found on the web at www.asparker.com. She may also be reached at 781-598-0388.
Copyright © 2005 all rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce in its entirety including copyright and contact information.
asparker@asparker.com
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