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Alex
Blakeson

Brattleboro, VT

Alex Blakeson’s career in education for social development led him to the development of families as the bedrock of civilization. He founded Family Coaching Global, assisting couples, parents and whole families on their paths to bright futures, and the emerging Family Unity University. He is married with three young adult and teen children and lives in Vermont.

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On Parenting: Why Have Children?

On Parenting: Why Have Children?

Alex Blakeson

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It is time to face trauma with a new and different

It is time to face trauma with a new and different approach – to acknowledge that the root cause of many of these issues are spiritual. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #MentalHealth #Trauma #Soul #Spirituality #Bahai

Our past is not the thing that matters so much in

Our past is not the thing that matters so much in this world as what we intend to do with our future. – #ShoghiEffendi #Bahai #Spirituality #Future #Hope
(Lights of Guidance)

Comparison can lead us to devalue or overestimate

Comparison can lead us to devalue or overestimate ourselves, fostering a false sense of pride or undermining our worth. Let's stay true to our own journey and focus on nurturing our noblest selves. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #SelfWorth #SelfLove #Bahai #Spirituality

When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an oc

When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an ocean in itself, and a little seed, through the outpouring of rain, the favor of the sun and the soul-refreshing breeze, will become a tree with the utmost freshness, full of leaves, blossoms and fruits. Therefore, do not consider thy capacity and merit, but rely upon the infinite bounty and trust to His Highness the Almighty. Do not delay. Undertake soon that which thou art intending. - #AbdulBaha #bahai #spirituality #trust
(Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 565)

Being a Baha’i and becoming part of the local an

Being a Baha’i and becoming part of the local and worldwide Baha’i community offers a very distinctive way of life – a joyous, warm, loving environment that unifies people from every background. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #BahaiFaith #Service #Love #Unity

The greatest divine bounty is a confident heart. W

The greatest divine bounty is a confident heart. When the heart is confident, all the trials of the world will be as child’s play. - #AbdulBaha #bahai #spirituality #confidentheart
(Star of the West)

The Baha'i writings say that in moments when we fe

The Baha'i writings say that in moments when we feel ineffective or overwhelmed, powerful actions we can each take really do exist. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #MentalHealth #Depression

A man who does great good, and talks not of it, is

A man who does great good, and talks not of it, is on the way to perfection.
The man who has accomplished a small good and magnies it in his speech is worth very
little. If I love you, I need not continually speak of my love—you will know without any words. On the other hand if I love you not, that also will you know—and you would not believe me, were I to tell you in a thousand words, that I loved you. - #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #SpiritualGrowth
(Paris Talks)

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