Challenges: Peer Pressure

🎓Recap (March 25, 2024)

🌟 Inclusive and generous people radiate happiness and spread joy.
🌈 Openness ignites this happiness.

Here is a recap of what was shared:

• 🌿 Ancient Wisdom from the Mahabharatha -
  • 📚 The once virtuous and disciplined Ajamila, witnessed a man with a prostitute in the jungle, captivating his attention.
  • 🤔 Consumed by thoughts of them, he neglected his rituals and brought her home, leading to his own downfall.
  • 📖 This tale emphasizes how negative influences affect choices and behavior.
• 💪 In modern life where there can be positive or negative peer pressure, negativity often dominates our experiences.
• 🌟 Our lives and relationships are custom designed for us. What others do is designed for them, not for us.
• 👥 Avoid negative peer pressure, ignore neutral peer pressure, and seek noble peer pressure.
  • 🌱Nobility humbles and inspires, making us aspire to the greatness of such people.
  • 💫Creating a "Sattvic Circle" - a supportive social circle promotes independence and quietness. Offer Support to one who lacks this to help prevent them from falling further due to negative peer pressure.

About Parenting Culture: Season 2023-24

Buckle up, fellow parents! Our Parenting Culture is gearing up for life changing ride in the coming year, and it's all about "Solving Parenting Challenges with Ancient Wisdom.” We look forward to being inspired by Vivekji as our guide with lessons from the Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, and more. Here's the secret sauce: To be better caregivers, we've got to start by tuning up ourselves first. The more we understand ourselves, our life's mission, and spruce up our virtues. the better we can show our mini-me's the ropes to discovering their potential. It's like we're turning into life coaches for our kids! We'll tackle the hurdles of modern parenting with a three-part plan: tweaking what we do, how we feel, and what we think. It's like going from fixing a squeaky door to renovating the whole house, one step at a time. So, get ready to embrace your inner parenting guru and join us for a year of adventure, laughs, and enlightenment!🚀🤩👨‍👩‍👧‍👦