This week I discuss why knowing your family history matters. Spoiler: the reason why is a lot deeper than what you are thinking! I go into a couple of stories in my own family history and show why their reactions are still affecting their families generations later, to give you an idea of how you can look into your own family history for clues about your own life.    

Show Notes 

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#createjoychallenge - Connect with an ancestor. 

If you are new to family history, you can sign up for free at familysearch.org Please reach out to me if you have any questions about it. I LOVE to help with family history! They key here is to connect on a deep level. Really get to know him/her and get to know how you can apply their life lessons to your life. Discover what they have passed down and figure out what you want to do with that information. 

Quotes 

“In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage—to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.” - Alex Haley 

“Who among us wants to throw stones at their own ancestors? I, for one, am intrigued by their battles—their victories as well as their defeats. … I am fascinated by what may seem the most commonplace of lives, because I have come to realize the excitement that is concealed in the commonplace.” - Arthur R. Bassett 

“A parent who knows his/her family history will have a different level of cortisol, adrenaline, biochemistry. A different level of anxiety in physiology and behavior around rearing children.” - Dr. Victoria Harrison 

"If you don't know where to start, start with yourself." - Boyd K. Packer 

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