Category Archives: Gift of Heritage

October 2023 theme

My Pop

Posted on October 11, 2023 by admin

My Pop was born in Texas in the year 1938. He was a first generation born in The USA of Mexican parents. He was the only son of six children.  He never talked about his childhood to me. I never … Continue reading →

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Mealtime Traditions

Posted on October 10, 2023 by admin

My family didn’t pass down many generations-old traditions, but the few I can think of are allbased around food. First, when I was growing up, it was always important to my family to eattogether. I ate breakfast in the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Lost Heritage

Posted on October 9, 2023 by admin

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Peace In This Moment

Posted on October 6, 2023 by admin

Peace Is This Moment Without Judgment by Dorothy Hunt ​Do you think peace requires an end to war?Or tigers eating only vegetables?Does peace require an absence fromyour boss, your spouse, yourself?…Do you think peace will come some other place than … Continue reading →

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Ancestors of Blood and Spirit

Posted on October 5, 2023 by admin

My Dad called me recently to share that my Aunt Janice, one of his two sisters, hadpassed away. This news was sudden and jarring, mostly because I was expecting newslike this to be about my uncle (Janice’s husband), who lives … Continue reading →

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Creating a Heritage: I am enough

Posted on October 4, 2023 by admin

Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much. Ralph Waldo Emerson My mother and I parted … Continue reading →

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A Basket Full of Comfort

Posted on October 3, 2023 by admin

Heritage has at its core the word inheritance, an allotted portion. For each of us, this includes the chromosomal inheritance of our biology. This means my hazel eyes and Welsh fair skin were allotted to me by my parents. More … Continue reading →

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