I have been called to write this for a while now. We all speak of family and baggage it carries. Family can be a difficult topic for so many. Not to mention the gene pool it gave us. Defining boundaries with family is such a delicate balance. It causes so much guilt, shame, and becomes a burden no one should have to bear. Believe me, I am no expert in the matter as I too struggle with a toxic family member that requires deluxe boundaries. My understanding of family and the recent line was = baggage = poor behavioral patterns = problems. What if we looked deeper or let us say further back than that. I had a profound experience to witness just how far back that family line went. We all have that long line that stretches back to starter family 1. That would take us all way down this ancestral line. Can you imagine that? How many people there were to get here? Can you imagine seeing all of them? It is the most incredible thing! That gene pool is bigger than you think and more powerful than we know. What I learned and wish to share with you is that there is so much love there and more good to power our wishes than just the broken parts we try to repair and transform for the sake of better ourselves and others around us. What if we focused on all the good they can share. What if there were healers, creators, sages, artists, scientists, and anything you can imagine. Welcome that into your gene pool. Call on that when there may be areas in your life that you wish more of or to change. These elders and ancestors are awaiting your call with great love and wisdom to share with you. May sound a bit weird I get it, I thought so at one point too. If you that does not resonate with you and the only thing you take away is that all family is not that bad. Look farther back and find the love and the things that went well it can’t be all just shit we have to fix. Even ask family you do respect and enjoy they are your elders and have much wisdom that can be discovered if we embark on the journey of the “seeker” This is part of you and what your children or pets share. They will be ancestors one day as well too. It ripples outward and onward. Let this be a place of comfort to you for then you may wish to honor that in them which in turn is to honor that light within you.
Love, Peace, and Harmony
Amanda
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