Family is such a thorny issue. When I look at my own family, I recognise my parents did their best to bring us up (me and my siblings) to the best of their ability within the framework of their own programming, and in terms of academic education, moral education and a sheltered childhood I have much to be thankful for. They're highly intelligent, professionally successful people.
But like the overwhelming majority, they have their own heavy emotional issues, which have left a heavy mark on each of us too. I found a 'surrogate' family, who opened my eyes spiritually and psychologically as I went through a tough period, a decade or so when I became aware that the world is not at all what we think it is, and there are much deeper, darker forces at work. Unfortunately, they had their own heavy issues to work through, and I moved on before being caught up in the maelstrom. Nevertheless, family, friends, mentors, have all been significant staging posts on this journey, and much appreciated for what they've taught me at each step along the way. Though I still love my family dearly, I'm sad to say I don't have a deep relationship with any of them, and they don't understand me at all.
The quest for truth, and the changes it involves, makes it a somewhat lonely path. There aren't many souls who can appreciate the evolution, and share in the evolution, the quest brings. Cherish the ones who do!
Which is why the info in this series of interviews is so inspiring and thought-provoking, and of such enormous benefit! Many thanks indeed to Laura, Jay and Hunter! I can't wait for the following two episodes.