Show Notes with Links:
- Author Spirit Ricks talks about his life experiences and how he wrote A Woman’s Guide to a Virtuous Man and a Man’s Guide to Virtue
- He talks about who he is, and how he raised his children to be shepherds, not sheep.
- It takes courage to tell the truth! Parents should be a child’s relief, not a punisher.
- “Put the mirror in front of ourselves” to see the truth. Bad choices do not define us.
- He talks about why our children might talk to others rather than ourselves.
- (we’ve all made mistakes and we turned out okay!)
- Spirit Ricks discusses witnessing a difficult childbirth and how it affected him. A woman’s labor…and how God labors for us.
- I ask if we can learn humility, and he tells us how, and why it’s more challenging today.
- The beginning of any journey requires a person ready for it.
- Spirit talks about his mother and how she will have eternal life through him! I ask about his mother’s sayings.
- “Don’t get caught up in what you see” in terms of other people.
- I ask if we can find good in bad examples. “Without a doubt”!
- Spirit talks about his first 25 years, before he learned how to live a virtuous life.
- Spirit wants to leave people better than when he found them.
- He talks about his vision, and the book of his life.
- Spirit talks about how to forgive…and try to forget!
- Follow Spirit Ricks at spiritricks.com
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