Eyres On The Road

Three-generation families matter. Cousin-bonding matters. Family reunions and gatherings matter. Listening and communicating across generations matters. In today's episode, the Eyres expand on their T.E.A.M. approach to families. Work together on the Trunk that connects branches to roots, the Ear that really listens, the Assembling that bonds us to each other, and the Match that motivates self sufficiency in kids.

On this episode, the Eyres return to their on-going series on three-letter lessons to absorb and live by. S&N stands for Straight and Narrow, a phrase that can sound restrictive and confining but that is actually freeing and the path to lasting happiness. Quoting Tolstoy and Arthur Brooks and most importantly Jesus, Richard and Linda try to explain why the straight and narrow path (or the covenant path) is what leads to joy.

On today's episode, the Eyres talk about the recent death of one of Linda's life-long best friends, and the wish she shared with Linda the week of her death--that a cherished book she had written could be published. That dream came true, and the result is My Seventh Summer, by Eve Crane Dayton, now available on Amazon--a story of mystery, of family values, and of growing up on an Idaho sheep ranch. Linda ties it to the social-emotional learning of JoySchools.com.

In today's show, the Eyres conclude their 5-part mini-series on the problems caused by the "three deceivers" of CONTROL, OWNERSHIP and INDEPENDENCE and the beautiful solutions of their beautiful alternatives of SERENDIPITY, STEWARDSHIP, and SYNERGICITY. Perhaps the biggest tragedy of C, O, and I is the negative and destructive effects those paradigms have on family relationships, and the biggest reason to shift to the alternative attitudes of S,S, and S is the joy it will bring into your family.

(Re-run from 09/17/22) Today the Eyre's cast from Balboa and talk about their speaking and workshops in Huntington Beach this week to 500 entrepreneurs who had gathered from around the world to think about and work on their Relationship Skills. The goal, for them and for us all, say Richard and Linda, is to be as proactive and strategic and deliberate about the Family corner of our balance-triangle as we are about the Work corner and the Self corner.

On this episode, the fourth in the Happiness Paradox mini-series, the Eyres take the "three alternatives" to a spiritual level and tie each of them to the quest of seeking God's will. For more detail go to www.Familius.com/Eyre where you can get The Happiness Paradox or other Eyre books for 40% off (the author price). You are also invited to register for free at www.Iammomsummit.com where the Eyres will keynote on June 1.

In this episode, the Eyres focus on the flawed concept of personal independence, pointing out that, in truth, we are all completely interdependent on each other and dependent on God. "Independence" is the third deceiver, along with "control" and "ownership," that rob us of happiness; and Richard and Linda's new word "Synergicity" (a combination of "synergy" and "synchronicity") is the alternative spiritual attitude and the antidote.

On today's show, the Eyres take a break from their mini-series on The Happiness Paradox and talk (as they often do the first week of the month) on Grandparenting and on 3-generation families. They recommend the T.E.A.M. approach where T stands for "Trunk", E stands for "Ear", A stands for "Assembly" and M stands for "Match" Find out the magical meaning of each of these words by listening in either as a parent or as a grandparent.

In this episode the Eyres continue their mini-series on Replacing the Three Deceivers with the Three Alternative Attitudes. The second deceiver is the false and pride-instilling concept of Ownership, and the alternative is the humility and gratitude generating attitude of Stewardship. Making this transition can create a completely new and more joyful approach to life.

In the second episode of this mini-series on The Happiness Paradox, the Eyres examine how our obsession with control make us frustrated and unhappy. They ask us to acknowledge how little we actually control, and to be grateful that the real control lies with God. The alternative to a Control Attitude is a Serendipitous Attitude, and the true definition of Serendipity involves greater sensual and spiritual awareness and acceptance.

The Eyres have just returned from Switzerland where they were with their son Tal who is a writer and thinker in the area of Positive Psychology, which led to discussions about the illusive concept of happiness and well-being. So on today's show, Richard and Linda discuss how the very three things we think will bring us joy--control, ownership, and independence--actually rob us of happiness and undermine our well-being. This is the first of a six part series on discovering true JOY.

As April gets under way, the Eyres challenge us to put a new twist in our Gratitude Journals by keeping track of what we ask God for each day in prayer and of questions we ask to other people. The theory is that asking is the other side of the coin of gratitude. What we thoughtfully ask for makes us more aware of what we already have. Richard and Linda are casting from Switzerland and are joined on the podcast today by their son Tal who lives there.

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty" said Keats, and today the Eyres discuss the core principle of TRU and how truth can be the pursuit of life and the essence of who we are. Being real, being "congruent" and genuine, should be our aspiration, and with it comes a beauty that changes everything for the better. And the Holy Spirit reveals spiritual truth. Through stories, illustrations, and even a personal poem, Richard and Linda pay homage to the power of TRU.

For decades, speaking and presenting on subjects of parenting, marriage, and life-balance has been a staple of Richard and Linda's lives. On today's podcast, they share their preparation for a speech they are giving to employees of the SLC International airport where they will focus on two things: Three Steps to a strong family (establishing family rules, family traditions and a family economy) and life balance (how to balance family, work, and personal needs).

This Episode of the Eyre's series on three-letter-lessons for life may not sound very exotic, but how we EAT determines so much of how we feel physically, mentally and spiritually. Richard overviews his book The Half Diet Diet with Linda adding color commentary on their own journey to not only control their weight, but to bridle all of mortality's appetites and gain the power and beauty and joy that those appetites can provide only when they are controlled.

Today the Eyres continue their series on three letter lesson concepts for life--and number 24 in the series is TCH or "Touch." Being able to be touched--emotionally, spiritually, spiritually, is key to joy, and being able to touch others is the key to connection and communication. From the touch a good tennis player puts on the ball (The Eyres are casting from a tennis tournament in Indian Wells) to the touch of class that some radiate, TCH can change our lives.

As always the first week of each month, the Eyres explore a new aspect of Thankfulness, drawing from their book "Daily Thanks." For March, the gratitude challenge is to say "thank you" to someone every day and to record 1. who it was and 2. what you said thanks for in your gratitude journal. The promise is that conscious, intentional, deliberate gratitude, both felt and expressed, makes us better people as well as happier people.

In this week's episode, Richard and Linda get back to their series on "three-letter lessons" and talk about the symbolic word "sip." Can we quit gulping and guzzling and gorging our lives with "too much"? Can we slow down and appreciate and sip the taste and beauty that life offers us? Drawing from their recent travels and reading, the Eyres offer some ways that, despite our worries and pressures, we can find moments of peace.

It turns out that working together in families with Grandparents and Parents communicating about the needs of the children is good for everyone and produces measurable improvements in everything from longevity to health and well-being. The Eyres talk about this today and about their Zoom course at Grandparenting101.com which explores how to create this teamwork.

In this episode, Linda and Richard talk about their faith and how important the Church has been in the raising of their family. They make the case for seeing Religion as the "means" rather than the "end" and refer to two recent articles they have done on faith which can be found at http://bit.ly/3XnkIdN and at http://bit.ly/3IcW4Za ; and to their four daughters' podcast In the Arena with the Eyre Sisters, which is found on all podcast apps.