''Trouble Teacher” Blog # 40

Most of us have heard the old saying, life is not for sissies”. This lets us know, it is tough

out there! But no matter what, never quit……don’t give up! From the time we are young,

on through our years, we are expected to grow in a healthy manner. We can look at our life now and say, ‘If it weren’t for that person or this person I would probably have done

things differently, or I sure wouldn’t be in this mess if I didn’t meet them”. We are all in

situatuions because of deliberate choices we have made. A current situation can be

troublesome or peaceful.

What goes around, comes around. We have a choice to heal ourselves daily. Our

thoughts start out the day. We know internally, what is expected of us. IF we choose

denial - well, that brings in a “troublesome teacher”. What we choose to do every day

can turn good or troublesome. A big question: daily, who is allowed to be part of our

“inner circle of sacred trust”? Our

daily decisions DO change the course of our living.

Going back to my teen years I can say immediately that I was impulsive with choices.

Teens do not think about their dangerous choices and how it will affect their future.

Their brain development is not at the point of making those choices. What friendships

made me feel safe? Our friends have great. influence, both good and bad.

Then there are relationships with the oppositie sex.

Teen years find it harder for girls to stay clear of a bad reputation if they decide to

experiment in areas the compromise their integrity. This invites big trouble for so many

girls struggling out there. Patterns develop and a choice is made. Yet, they can choose

to change with good guidance around them because this is critical. Too many young

boys are spending “days” sitting at their computer gaming, watching videos - YouTube

and TikTok, and staring at what kind of garbage out there? At schools there is big

trouble with “Peer Pressure”. Peer Pressure brings on many dangerous choices. Teens

start smoking, drinking, vaping, and doing drugs. They start experimenting with Illicit sex

and internet porn. Why, because there is no one out there to stop them, period! Many

parents find the internet to be a great babysitter and later rationalize these statements

away by not enforcing ruies at home. Eventually the trouble teacher comes and stands

beside the giant white elephant in the room. Perhaps now something dangerous has

happened. These are just some of the big “trouble teachers” that compromise our

youth today. Yet, any kind of abuse to our body brings in trouble. Why is this so?

Patterns are set. Habits are formed. Mindsets are put in place.

Days and months give way to years. Little by little, darkness replaces the light.

Once again I do not include those that must take medication for health issues.

I am speaking solely about recreational use of drugs and alcohol.

My daughter Bridget brought so much trouble into her own life because of dishonesty. She was not honest with herself and it came full circle in her own health. She took Adderol daily, and lots of it. After this kind of abuse to her body, she experienced a stroke and a seizure just one month before she died. Even after these horrific warnings,

the last month of her life saw her drinking Vodka and taking more pills on a daily basis!

She could not stop herself because darkness had taken over. Now, habits and mindsets

and patterns were formed, set in concrete. Unfortunately, I found out about this when it

was too late.

She just could not stop herself…….

All of the above are “trouble teachers” and lifestyle choices she made. Consequences

carried over to little boys left behind with no Mother. Unfortunately, this takes place all

over the world on a daily basis. Today for the first time in history we have a smorgasboard of information available to us on the Internet. At our fingertips in a second, we can search up both good and bad trouble. As adults we are expected to make good, healthy choices for ourselves. As parents it is our moral obligation to guide our children to adulthood. However, are we aware of the choices our young people are making on the internet? There are apps out there to help parents. There is an app called “Covenant Eyes” for less than $200 a year that can monitor what your child watches.

At any age a young person can look up, read and watch videos of the darkest nature.

Millions of porn sites sit, waiting for our youth. These are horrific trouble teachers. It is up

to each one of us to “surf the net” and ask “What are you watching on the internet?

Right now two of the biggest businesses in the world are the Pharmaceutical business

and the Pornography business. What does that tell us about drugs and Porn?

I heard a story a while back, have not checked to validate it but it goes like this,

”somewhere in the world today, there are so many people addicted to the internet

games that as adults, they wear diapers, so they do NOT have to get up from their

screen and miss something”. This is CRAZY troublesome!

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

We all come walking down life’s path with “trouble teachers” popping out along the way.

We need to discipline our minds to stay clear of these trouble teachers. We need to

pray daily for help.

In school consequences are easier to grasp, if you do not study and skip your lessons required,

the trouble comes jin bad grades. Do you know what choices are you making on the

internet? How much time is spent researching what? How addicted have we become

to our phones? There is trouble around each and every one of our decisions when it

involves excess. Too much time spent on the phone makes time disappear from

physical interaction with each other. How many of us are out walking each and every

day? Valuable time interacting with each other is lost each day, staring at the phone.

We can change that. All of us are way better than we think.

It’s November now! Its a Holy time of the year. Miracles are happening all around us.

We have just experienced All Saints Day and All Souls Day, the first two days of

November. From now until the end of the year, our earth is filled with extra angelic help.

It’s a beautiful time of year and we have only but to ask HIM for any help we need.

Angels are all around us, if you sit quietly you can feel their energy and their loving

presence. Take advantage of this time now, reach out in a quiet moment, sit still and

suddenly feel this astounding sense of peace.

“Can you learn from a “trouble teacher” today?

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