Finally, the day has come to put my passion forward and let it guide the direction I want to go. I remember reading a saying about coming to the cliff and everyone was so afraid of falling... when finally they did come to the cliff they found they could fly. It kind of reminds me of the process that a baby bird goes through; if they were afraid forever they would never do what is natural for them. We all can fly in some way or another and sometimes it is fun to look back on our family's past to review how our ancestors before us survived things that must have frightened them as well. And yet, here we stand as proof that they survived. Hell, they didn't just survive.... they flew. We get so predisposed with our day to day story (drama) that we don't see the full picture of who we are and from where we came.
I like to watch the TV show "Who Do You Think You Are?" which takes a modern day celebrity and tracks their history back many generations. It is amazing to see how the characteristics in the person today is mirrored through the journey of many lifetimes before them.... absolutely amazing.
So, what is the story that came before you? We all know our parents, our grand parents but somewhere about that time something switches off and we lose connection with previous generations. Just put it in perspective... to your grand children's families you will be a vague memory. What seems intense today fades with time. Is that a fact or an illusion? I know for a fact that the stories are still there but it takes an experienced had to unfold the layers that build up to cover the line of decent. There is nothing more rewarding than to uncover a little known fact and know that it connects you to someone else.
For instance, in doing my own research and looking through census returns in England I found a great great grandfather that was a travelling salesman selling to the hotel industry. The irony wasn't lost on me that I had also done this job for over 6 years... Is it in your blood? I thought I was being so original !!!
If today is the day you discover something great about yourself... through the footsteps of an ancestor... wouldn't that be great?
