Since the moment we open our eyes in the morning we are being influenced to feel and act in ways, which are out of our control. From the phone we use to check our emails, to the brands we dress ourselves with, to the music we listen to, and to the food we buy on the way to our jobs… the media is persuading and controlling our mentality in underlying negative ways.

We spend our time and energy focused on self-pursuits and satisfactions, thus turning our backs on more important values in life, such as loving oneself and building quality relationships. Those who suffer the most are our families.

Our families are fractured, and our children are suffering from it. In our society, nearly half of American children are born to a mother who is not married, and forty-three percent of children live without a father in their home. Currently, 14 million single parents are responsible for 28 million children. Our “adults” are trapped in a routine of making ends meet; leaving children without quality education, nutritious meals, or an example of how to love one-self and flourish into productive members of our society.

We have become automatons; repeating days, repeating moments and repeating experiences… thinking that we are feeling life, but blinded from actually connecting to it. We are slaves to what we want, hurting ourselves, and those we say we love… existing day after day without pursuing what we truly need to thrive.