Every moment is connected to my ancestors. I believe that time is connected to the past, present, and future. It is simple: my ancestors are present in my daily moment and when I honor them, I honor myself.
Can you imagine that your inner peace relies on your ancestors? Can you start to live according to what would make your ancestors happy? What if I could live in such a way that would please my ancestors even with what I chose to eat?
Carl Jung agrees with me.
“Inner peace and contentment depend in large measure upon whether or not the historical family which is inherent in the individual can be harmonized with the ephemeral conditions of the present.”
— Memories, Dreams, Reflections by Carl Gustav Jung
This is why 12-step work works, because I have the ability to clean up my past in the present, and thus by making amends, I can change the future by living according to a new design for living, through changed behavior. I have asked for forgiveness and I do my best every day to make wise decisions.
What if every decision could be guided by my ancestors? When I ask for direction, is the disturbance of my solar plexus connected to every soul in my family tree? TRUST my gut, right? Well, what if my gut was also connected to the control center receiving directions from my ancestor's family tree of souls?
That would be hilarious: if all I had to do was to listen to my ancestors in order to attain inner peace! My ancestors have made mistakes, they learned from them, and they are probably trying to teach me. I wonder how much wisdom they have? So much!
I spend my day in meditation, asking my ancestors what do we need to do today? The answer and guidance that I receive that leads me to tending to my laundry, my food, my family, my journaling, my thoughts, my goals, my dreams, and my books.
Conversations with my ancestors goes like this:
"Take care of your mom."
"Ok, I am and I will."
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