UNIT 15.1: MY FAMILY IS COMING IN AN HOUR

Bob: That’s your cousin, Teddy. He’s a waiter, he’s single, and he likes rock music.

Cheryl: It’s my brother, Eddie. He’s a doctor, he’s got a wife and two kids, and he likes classical music.

How about this one?

Bob:   I don’t know.

A cousin?

Cheryl: No.

Bob:   Your brother?

Cheryl: No.

Bob:   An uncle?

Cheryl: It’s my aunt, Judy!

Bob:   Sorry, Mrs Morris.

She looks like your uncle.

Cheryl: Tell me something about her.

Bob:   She’s an architect

Cheryl: Artist.

Bob:   Married.

Cheryl : Divorced

Bob:   Two kids, three kids, four… five kids

Cheryl: No kids.

Only eight more. Here’s an easy one.

Bob: I don’t know.

Cheryl: It’s my father

Bob: I know who your father is! Why are you showing me photos of your father?

Cheryl: My family is coming in one hour. Now pay attention.

Bob: Why do you have such a large family?

Cheryl: It’s not that large

Bob: Not that large? You have six brothers and sisters, 14 aunts and uncles. Who knows how many cousins, nieces, and nephews?

            I’d say that a large family.

Cheryl : They’re not all coming over

Bob: No, just 18 of them.

Cheryl: I’m sorry, honey. I just want them to like you.

             Calm down. It’s OK, you’re doing fine.

Bob: OK, I’m OK.

2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)

 

Is our cousin the kid of our uncle and aunt?

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Do you think we are here to serve and not be served as waiters of humanity?

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Is it easy to express our creativity through music when we surrender to the flow of the Universe?

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Does an artist need to pay attention to life in order to capture the essence of life into a photo?

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Why don’t divorced people consider separation of marriage as an end to partnership of learning a lesson instead of as a mistake in trust and commitment to a wrong person?

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Are niece and nephew children of our sibling as we are children of our Souls?

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If our Soul can have multiple incarnations at the same time, then each part of the Soul in a body is like a child of the main Soul?

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Can it be possible for all of us to be part of the main super super Soul when we go many levels up if our Soul is a child of the Oversoul and so on?

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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)

Who is Cheryl’s brother?

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What does Eddie do for a living?

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Is Eddie married or single?

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How many kids does Eddie have?

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Eddie likes classical or rock music?

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What is the name of Cheryl’s aunt?

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What is Judy’s occupation?

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How many children does Judy have and is she married?

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How many brothers or sisters does Cheryl have?

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Cheryl has how many aunts and uncles?

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What is the total number of people coming to visit Cheryl?

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4.Draw Connections (7 mins)

Do you know all of your in-laws or potential family-in-laws?

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Are you comfortable with meeting the in-laws?

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If your family is not aligned with your current life journey, have you thought of letting them go for the time being?

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How will you deal with toxic relationships in your life?

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Have you thought of removing yourself from situation or environment where it is not beneficial to your mental and emotional well-being?

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Must we hang on to relationships that keep on creating more karmic entanglements?

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In order to love others we must first love ourselves by creating healthy boundary?

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How is being true to ourselves the greatest love we can give to our family?

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UNIT 15.2: WELCOME FAMILY

Bob: That’s your sister’s husband, Ernie.

They live on park street.

         Two kids – Elizabeth is 12 years old and Katie is eight.

 Ernie’s an architect.

 He likes baseball, basketball and the movies.

Cheryl: Wow! One more.

Bob: Your nephew, David. His nick name is Dave.

He lives on King Street.

 He’s single and he’s a student.

He loves to travel. He likes jazz and he doesn’t like fish.

Cheryl: You’re amazing!

AAB: Very nice!

Cheryl: Oh! It’s almost 6:00!

AAB: Would you wipe off the counter?

Bob: I’ll be in the bathroom for a while.

Cheryl: Hello, everyone! Come on it!

2.Vocabulary Check (7 mins)

 

Basketball, like all sports, is used to distract people from focusing on what matters?

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Is it better to be single than to be in a karmic relationship?

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Does being single mean we are taking a break or time-out to process lessons from past relationships?

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Was Jazz used by African Americans to express themselves?

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Did the veil of illusions wipe our memory so we can experience life to the fullest and not remember we are Co-Creators with infinite power?

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Do you think life is like a buffet counter where we can choose to have any experience we desire and as many as we want to have?

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To come through the womb of our mother is to enter the world of physicality from the realm of the Soul?

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3.Comprehension Check-up (7 mins)

What is the name of Cheryl’s brother-in-law?

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Where does Ernie live?

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How old are Ernie’s children and what are their names?

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What does Ernie do for a living?

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Can you name some of the things Ernie likes?

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Who is David?

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Is David married?

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What else do we know about Dave?

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4.Draw Connections (7 mins)

Do you have a large family?

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How many people are there in your family?

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Are you close with all your relatives and do you know them well?

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Do you believe we have a Soul family that incarnates here on Earth with us?

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Are people connected to us on an emotional, mental, and spiritual level part of our Soul family?

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What do you think about strangers we meet for first time and feel like we have known them somewhere already?

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Is our spiritual family above watching and guiding us towards our mission and/or life lessons?

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Have you ever thought of connecting to your spirit guides for guidance on life?

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