How It Was During Puberty For Us
Parents, we often hear you say “𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰. 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘺?” 🤔
The first thing we try to remember is, how it was during puberty for us. Remember what you needed and desired from your parents during that time.
Yes, certain behaviors need to be addressed, but do so calmly minus the negative emotions (yelling, irritation, etc.) This is where your great communication skills come in. Acknowledge what you’re seeing, but don’t assign blame or act irrationally. 🙅
You know what to do, it just becomes harder to understand our teens because you’ve gotten older and forgotten what it was like to be a teenager. That specific time can be weird and traumatizing, so we’ve subconsciously forgotten about it. In doing that, we are not assisting our teens like we wish to.
𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥.
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Raise The Importance of Integrity
“We must get back to developing character and modeling what it looks like lived!” — Mr Jason Wilson
Work To A CrossFit Workout!
As promised, since people rarely post their struggles to success on social media—here’s another image to encourage my beloved millennials when the path to entrepreneurship becomes an obstacle course.
FOCUS IS A TRAINED BEHAVIOR
More than self defense—self control!
Do Not Suffer In Silence, You’re Never Alone
My brothers—just because you’re strong, doesn’t mean the weight isn’t heavy. Please do not suffer in silence, you’re never alone, so always ask for a “spot” when life gets too heavy to lift!
Never Forget Where Yah Has Brought You From
It’s deep how life comes full circle at times. I met this brother Sierra in 1991 when I was trying to get in shape. Little did I know that the Most High crossed our paths so that I could build my spiritual “muscles.” Sierra was not only a trainer at a national chain gym but a man of God—and later I discovered he was married to my good friend from high school, Youlanda. Sierra was a strong influence in my life and we became close friends.
Don’t Let Your Son To Be A Victim Of Bullying
We are infuriated that this happened to your beloved son and we are ready to be the village you need! We will not only help your son release the trauma associated with this vicious assault but also give him the psychological support, brotherhood, emotional stability and martial art training needed to ensure he will NEVER be a victim of bullying again!
Don’t Despise Small Beginnings!
I was prompted by the Most High to share this brief word of encouragement with those who are discouraged by where they are in their lives—knowing Yah has more in store for their lives. Embrace the place where you are, so that you can learn what’s needed for where you are going!
Life is full of decisions, but life is not about decisions
I am so thankful I listened to wisdom instead of my emotions because another strong rain could have caused some potentially costly damage. Also, a flat-roof in Michigan is not ideal—it needs to be maintained annually. Praise Yah for my neighbor because another month of procrastinating could have cost our family💰!
Love Is Together—Forever!
Men: We must never allow our fear of being inadequate, stop us from marrying the woman who can help us become whole! I’m so thankful I allowed my wife and I to get it together—together. Now our love is together—forever!
Hope 911 Trailer
When all is lost, know that hope is on the way.
Hope 911
The Yunion, in association with TBOP Media, presents “Hope 911”, a film that explores the traumas, and tragedies that place adolescents and teens at risk of suicide.
NEVER LET THE APPEARANCE OF A THREAT… THREATEN YOU!
As I told The Cave of Adullam recruit in this video—don’t be distracted by the distractions—focus on solving the problem!
Battle With Suicidal Thoughts
I never thought I’d be sharing my story publicly, but if that means I can help someone through their journey, it’s worth it.
Celebrating Academic Excellence!
Celebrate academic achievement! #SavingBoys
The Yunion Annual Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Day!
The Yunion has the BEST STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS EVER! We had a blast celebrating them at our annual Staff and Volunteer Appreciation Day!
Struggles To Success
Today my family planned to start our staycation and tonight is our nonprofit The Yunion’s annual Staff & Volunteer Appreciation Day and we were all meeting up for dinner. Unfortunately the alarm system on our newly acquired building was not functioning properly, so I had to stay here until “help” arrived.
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