It Doesn’t Have to Run in the Family - Part 3

In talking about generational curses, there is understandably a lot of focus on improving outcomes for our children, for the next generation. That is wonderful, perhaps even necessary, but in all honesty we don't all have or plan to have children. We are each given only one brief life to live and we deserve to improve outcomes in our lives without regard for potential offspring. We deserve to thrive for ourselves rather than simply survive to support others. In fact, we are best able to show up for others after we have already shown up for ourselves. So let's take a moment to think a little more selfishly about this whole generational curse thing.

Here's a thought experiment:

Imagine a reality where you don't get to leave a legacy, where the only impact of your life is how you live it day by day. In that reality, separate from your place within your family and your community, what do you want your life to be? What do you value? What do you wish to embody?

Answering those questions is the start of outlining our individual internal motivation for breaking generational curses. For me, I thought of how I would like to feel about myself and the goals I'd like to achieve. I thought of where and how I want to spend the precious little time I've been given. I want to experience joy and share joy with others. I want to spend my time creating things and having adventures rather than simply getting through the day.

Yes, in recognizing and working to undo the generational curses that stand between us and the lives we envision, we are creating better for potential future generations but, more important than that, we are creating better for ourselves here and now. We deserve that.