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William Lawrence Camp
139 Federal Corner Rd.
Center Tuftonboro, NH 03816
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:: Don't Forget! ::
Drums, guitars, keyboards, games, toys,
art, stories, jokes, books, artifacts, smiles, laughter,
music, good food, good times!
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What do we carry from our
forebears? |
We all come from two other
people and they from four and eight and 16, 32, 64, and
128 and on and on. But most of us grew up with a mom and
a dad or some adult guardians or guardian, a grandparent
or two. There are some adults that you first looked up
to, to learn about how to be in this world — plus the
genetic make up of those two parents and all that came
before you.
So what is it that makes you you? What parts of you
physically, emotionally, intellectually, behaviorally,
and spiritually have you gotten from your forebears? Do
you hear your father’s voice come out your mouth
sometimes, do you feel like you react to situations just
like your mom? Do you say the things to your kids that
you heard your parents say that at the time you said “I
will never say that when I have kids.” Those little
traits, gestures, and mannerisms that we display, do we
hate that way we disliked that in our parents. Are our
attitudes similar to the ones we have criticized our
parents for?
It is true we have choices in who we are BUT only when
we recognize that there are other ways of being, that we
can change or remain the same. |
When we begin to see
ourselves as we truly are, not some delusion that we are
who we hope to be but how we truly are, the
light/shadow, good/bad, positive/negative, yin/yang…
- Are you aware of
the challenges your ancestors faced in their
lifetimes?
- Why do you think
you “chose” your specific forebears? What positive
behaviors did you learn from them?
- What negative
behaviors have “stuck” with you that you want to be
rid of?
- If you have
children yourself, how have you influenced them in
the ways that you were influenced by your
caregivers?
- Have you
needed to forgive your ancestors? Have you?
- Have you needed to
forgive your children? Have you?
- Have you needed to
forgive yourself? Have you?
- How much energy,
time, money, etcetera have you spent consciously OR
unconsciously celebrating the joy of — or healing
from the pain of — your ancestors?
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