This was one of our best
shows ever! It had it all: pain, denial, truth, inspiration, and overcoming
obstacles ... for our freedom. One of the children from the family that
inspired the movie "Yours, Mine and Ours" has come out to tell the
truth about a family that had more heartache than Hollywood allowed to show.
Today we welcomed Thomas
R. North to the show. Tom was born into a military family visited by tragedy
when Tom was just six years old. His father was killed in the crash of an
experimental jet aircraft, leaving Tom’s mother with seven children and one on
the way. His mother, Helen North, moved from Washington state to California and
married another military officer, who turned out to be ultra-violent and a
child molester.
As the award-winning
author of True North – The Shocking Truth about “Yours, Mine and Ours”,
Tom writes about his experience as the 11th of the 20 Beardsley children, made
famous in the 1968 film “Yours, Mine and Ours.” With Lucille Ball playing the
role of the mother and Henry Fonda as the father, the film was a critical and
box-office success. However, the loving family portrayed in the film differed
dramatically from the actual Beardsley family.
Tom shares in True
North – The Shocking Truth about “Yours, Mine and Ours” what it was
like to grow up in that family, taking the road less traveled through violence
and despair, to hope, and eventually to self-discovery and a fulfilling
life. After his mother remarried, Tom North grew up in Carmel,
California, and his book captures the grandeur of coastal central California.
Having spent his formative years in the forests of the Pacific Northwestern
U.S., Tom was guided to seek solace and sanity in nature, and later, in Eastern
Meditation. He became a successful financial advisor, writer, poet, and
adventurer. He is married to Connie North and they have two daughters. Tom
has written extensively about scuba diving, jade hunting in the wilds of Big
Sur, and spiritual topics as well. He is working on his second book, The
Economics of Spiritual Transformation.
Website: www.TrueNorthbyTomNorth.com
To hear this inspiring
show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/freedomforall/2014/06/13/guest-thomas-r-north
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