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As children leave home, fathers are forced to confront what may have been missing in their family life.

When fathers awaken to themselves, relational blind spots that were previously hidden may be revealed.

A psychological arousal, though sometimes painful, creates the possibility of healing and deeper connection.

If you go to sleep at night with your bedroom shades down, wake up on a sun-filled summer morning at 8 a.m., get out of bed, and abruptly pull the shades open, your eyes may be temporarily overcome by the intensity of the daylight that suddenly enters the room.

If you go to sleep with your bedroom shades up and wake up on a sun-filled morning at 8 a.m., your eyes will not be blinded by the intensity of daylight that has been entering he room, even though the amount of light pouring in is the same as it was if the shades were down all night. It’s simply that your eyes will have gradually been adjusting to the incremental increase in daylight all along.

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