One of the many things you do as
parenting grandparents is to give
your grandchildren a sense of
belonging to a family, whose
ancestors left a legacy of values,
beliefs, stories and more. This sense
of belonging to a lineage that
describes who came before us helps
define who we are in the present
and the legacy we will leave to
those who come after us.
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t some point in our lives, or perhaps at many points
in our lives, we ask the question, “Who am I?” At
times like these, we are looking beyond the obvious,
beyond our names and the names of the cities and states
we came from, into the layers beneath our surface identities.
We may feel the need for a deeper sense of purpose in our
lives, or we may be ready to accommodate a more complex
understanding of the situation in which we find ourselves.
We may connect with our internal voice, finally, attending
to our intuition.Whatever the case, the question of who we are is a seed
that can bear much fruit. It can send us on an exploration
of our ancestry, or the past lives of our soul. It can call us
to take up some form of mindfulness in order to discover
that voice deep within us that seems to know the answers
to a multitude of questions. It can draw our attention so
deeply inward that we find the spark of spirit that connects
us to every living thing in the universe – that mystical
moment we intimately know Oneness.While it can do all these things and more, I want to focus
on how it allows us to explore our ancestry. One of the
many things you do as parenting grandparents is to give
your grandchildren a sense of belonging to a family, whose
ancestors left a legacy of values, beliefs, stories and more.
This sense of belonging to a lineage that describes who
came before us helps define who we are in the present and
the legacy we will leave to those who come after us.While your grandchildren may not be thinking of this right
now, it is very re-assuring for them to know they are part
of a family with roots that nourish not only them, but will
nourish their children and grandchildren, also. Here are
some ways to keep them connected and rooted to their
heritage.FOCUS
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