Turn Your Family Into an Ongoing Peace Project

A better life — a better world — begins with family peace

Lynda Coker
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3 min readSep 12, 2020

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As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live. Pope John Paul II

Everyone wants it. Everyone hopes for it. But almost no one achieves it. Why?

Blending two or more personalities into one harmonious unit is like trying to fit irregularly shaped pieces together and expecting to end up with a standard form with smooth edges.

False and unrealistic expectations lead to disappointment and conflict within families. And if those issues are not addressed immediately and consistently, a complete family breakdown will occur.

There are no perfect family members who can say and do the right thing all the time. However, it is possible to minimize the attitudes and actions that destroy family peace.

The first thing required is to identify the root cause of family problems. Secondly, build a mindset or strategy that will heal the rifts and remedy those problems.

Causes and Possible Remedies

You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. C.S. Lewis

Eliminate negatives —…

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Lynda Coker

I write about life, fictional worlds, and anything that catches my interest. I also design and create with textiles. Icky Chic Desings on Etsy