![]() For the past few months I've been working on a couple of very special Smashbooks. I call them 'The Story of Me' and it's a legacy gift for my kids. This idea started at the end. As we cleaned up my parents house I found all these pictures of people who might have been family. Some of them had names on or around them. But more about them has yet to be found...if ever. During that time of intense grief I longed to have some kind of connection to the past and knowing there wasn't anyone left on my mom's side (as far as I know since she was an only child) was for me, another dosage of grief I had to bear and move through. Pictures stuffed in assorted boxes with stories that are lost to time. My family's history lost in time...my history lost. I was determined not to let that happen to my kids. I started smashing the pictures and writing my stories down. It's been an amazingly healing journey as I've gotten to choose what I want to shine the light of memory on. And it is my sincere hope in doing this my kids will have a different perspective of who I am when they are out on their own. I don't know that I'm passing on any great truths or deep wisdom but I hope having such a personal gift will help them in some way after I'm gone. And I'm sharing about it publicly so I can be held accountable to push through and complete these books. Because I know it is one of the most important pieces of art I will make. 19/8/2013 12:45:58
It's wonderful that you're doing this. My parents, both in their 80s, are quickly going downhill - I was at their house just today and I took several old photographs that were given to me by my grandmother on my mother's side, and my aunt on my father's side - both of them long gone ... Many of the photos didn't have names and dates, and I hoped my parents could fill in the blanks (and they were able to with some of them). Many blessings to you as you do this... Comments are closed.
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Blessings!I'm Dionne, a Natural Rhythms Creation Coach and Elemental Forces of Creation Oracle Reader. I teach people how to tune into to the power of the elements and rhythms of nature to design a life they love I WRITE:
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