Childhood Role Models

A PATTERN FOR LIFE: During our childhood growth and learning, most of us identified with role models and ideals based on a favorite hero or a character in a story. Those views of life become our personalities and lifestyles. We can understand some of our habits through identifying those old traditional or archetypal patterns. At that point we can question whether they reflect our true ideals and goals and avoid self-sabotage. The study guide walks you through keeping the gifts and removing the invisible curses you carry unconsciously as a result of what was missing in how you were scripted.

DISSOLVING THE LIMITATIONS: As in most tales, the efficacy of the fable or the character is not universal and, therefore, inherently provides strengths while it also disempowers by exclusion. We can strengthen ourselves by learning how we recognized positive qualities and developed them. We can also reveal how the archetype or role model illustrates our limitations and continues to hold us back by fooling us into believing we also possess and are limited by the missing or under-developed aspects of the personality or the lifestyle in the story. Some people have a group of characters that illustrate one archetype such as in the superhero: Superman, The Hulk, Batman or Spider Man. Some people may not have bonded with a tale and, instead, had a pattern of play, outdoor adventures or of favorite games as the first archetypal role.

PREPARING OUR CHILDREN: Through learning how our own childhood influences affected our life scripts, we may also learn how to select recreation, television, books and movies to school our children. Through the stories, myths and role models they experience, we can help ensure their self-esteem, character and success with abilities in all aspects of a good life: self-confidence, motivation, intimacy and competency. Heroes and heroines can be our source of greatness and happiness.