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You Can Go In A Different Direction

Jan 24, 2024

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Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses breaking away from negative patterns and going in a different direction than his father, who was a Nazi, drank excessively, and was abusive towards his children.

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We have the power to make a break from negative patterns and be better parents than our own were.

We can choose to break away from habits and mindsets, be different, and be better parents than our own were.

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The Power to Break Away

Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a podcast interview, shared that he wanted to be a different generation than his father's. His father was a Nazi, drank excessively, and abused his children. Arnold chose to break away from that example and become a different kind of parent. He wanted to show that within one generation, it is possible to go in a different direction and create change. This highlights that each of us has the power to make a break from negative patterns and be better parents than our own were.

Breaking Away and Going in a Different Direction

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Our parents weren’t everything we needed. Maybe it was more time we needed. More understanding. More kindness. More support. More love. More just them having their act together.

But they weren’t this. Sadly, they also weren’t what the world needed either. Few generations have been. They kicked problems down the road. They started wars that cost blood and treasure to little purpose. They abused the environment. They averted their gaze, turned their hearts away from sufferings and injustice.

In a recent interview on Marc Maron’s podcast, Arnold Schwarzenegger talked about how his own life, as a parent, as a politician, as a person was largely driven by the desire to go in a different direction than the example of his father and his father’s generation. His father had been a Nazi, his father drank too much, his father smacked his kids around.

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