“The worst thing you can do for the people you love is doing things that they can do for themselves”
I watched the first episode of Breakthrough by Tony Robbins today and learned a lot about how to be a stronger person not only for myself but for people I love as well. Breakthrough is a TV show about Tony Robbins helping people make positive turns in their life by series of breakthrough events. He shows them that their life can change and there is hope.
The first episode is about a married couple name Frank and Karen Alioto whose lives changed dramatically on the day of their wedding when Frank fell into the pool and became paralyzed. Since that day they both lived with grief, guilt, and sorrow because they thought they could never have the life they planned for themselves. Karen felt extremely overwhelmed with everything in her life and because she loved Frank so much it broke her heart to see him so vulnerable everyday. It was extremely hard for Frank to see Karen go through so much pain and he felt guilty for not being able to provide the life he promised her. This is when Tony comes into their life to show them that their story hasn’t ended yet.
Tony gives both of them a series of challenges to overcome and through those challenges you start to see hope in their eyes again. One of my favorite part is when Tony talks to Franks family and friends about allowing Frank to struggle. He mentions the worst thing we can do for the people we love is doing things that they can do for themselves and by doing so we end up being handicapped. Frank might struggle at first but he’ll figure it out and it would no longer be a struggle for him. That was a great life lesson to learn. This was a great reminder that tough love is a form of love that's needed in certain moments of our lives. This is definitely something I need to practice as well. I want to make sure I don't handicap the people I love from becoming greater than they think they can be.
You can watch EP.1-1 below. I encourage you to watch the rest!Have a blessed week everyone!
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