In this episode, I have a special treat for you as Father’s Day approaches. This episode is a collection of unreleased material from previous episodes with guests who are fathers, an extension of Episode #9 featuring mothers. This podcast series is all about conversation, which is much more than an interview. They’re two-sided; not just one-sided Q&A. To that end, I don’t keep a list of questions to ask every guest.
Except in this case.
“Now that you’ve got a little life under your belt, figure out what that means. Figure out what you need to let go. Figure about what you need to anchor to. And use that to guide you through the rest of your life.” ~Bradley Ford
There’s one question I asked each guest. One topic that I covered with each guest. And that’s what I have in store for you here.
I asked each guest to say something to and for each of their children, so that when their children come across this recording years from now – however they find it – because once it’s online it’s online forever – a time capsule of tributes, encouragements, and affirmations from these fathers’ hearts to their children.
And this is so needed today, and this is one of the reasons this podcast exists. Given the recent high profile suicides that occupy the social conversation, despair and depression and confusion and isolation are becoming more and more of an issue sothis is my way of adding another raindrop to the ocean and trying to create a ripple of change. Planting seeds now that will grow into something of greater value later.
We all want to know we’re valued, and these fathers share that with us about their own children. My hope is that you also find an encouraging word here.
