There is a book called “It Didn’t Start With You”.
Your story fits what the message is. He is talking about trauma, but to me it’s fascinating how the things that happened to our ancestors can effect us today, in very strange ways.
The story of you crossing Alaska in the winter by yourself is astounding enough. Adding the element of your G…
There is a book called “It Didn’t Start With You”.
Your story fits what the message is. He is talking about trauma, but to me it’s fascinating how the things that happened to our ancestors can effect us today, in very strange ways.
The story of you crossing Alaska in the winter by yourself is astounding enough. Adding the element of your Grandfather doing the same thing 100 years prior, 2 years before you found out about him, is in that realm that is hard to put into words.
Angela, Thank you for the book recommendation.... and it doesn't feel like "it started with me," whatsoever. This sure does help me forgive myself a littl more!!!
For instance a very healthy, happy 17 year old boy woke up freezing at 3am one morning. He lost the ability to sleep and got very sick over the next year with no physical reason. After a year he ended up in the author’s office. Turns out he had an uncle that froze to death at 17yo at 3am on that same date 30 years before when he was working the downed power lines during a blizzard. Nobody in the family ever spoke of him, and the kid never even knew he existed because his Dad was young kid when it happened. A lot of trippy stories like that.
That’s what your walk through Alaska made me think of. That’s not exactly ordinary! 😉
It's fascinating, Angela, because I have noticed that it's not simply a repeat of specific stories but that TIME is also folded into it: exact dates, birthdays, same age, etc. It goes beyond cellular memory and is tied into time as well.
Exactly! Far beyond any simple explanations. But repeated in so many instances that there has to be something to it. I would rank your trip across Alaska as equal to the 17 year old’s story which really struck me. There were tons of stories from the concentration camp descendants. He used that as his study group.
There is a book called “It Didn’t Start With You”.
Your story fits what the message is. He is talking about trauma, but to me it’s fascinating how the things that happened to our ancestors can effect us today, in very strange ways.
The story of you crossing Alaska in the winter by yourself is astounding enough. Adding the element of your Grandfather doing the same thing 100 years prior, 2 years before you found out about him, is in that realm that is hard to put into words.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26026054-it-didn-t-start-with-you
Angela, Thank you for the book recommendation.... and it doesn't feel like "it started with me," whatsoever. This sure does help me forgive myself a littl more!!!
Good! It’s really a fascinating book.
For instance a very healthy, happy 17 year old boy woke up freezing at 3am one morning. He lost the ability to sleep and got very sick over the next year with no physical reason. After a year he ended up in the author’s office. Turns out he had an uncle that froze to death at 17yo at 3am on that same date 30 years before when he was working the downed power lines during a blizzard. Nobody in the family ever spoke of him, and the kid never even knew he existed because his Dad was young kid when it happened. A lot of trippy stories like that.
That’s what your walk through Alaska made me think of. That’s not exactly ordinary! 😉
It's fascinating, Angela, because I have noticed that it's not simply a repeat of specific stories but that TIME is also folded into it: exact dates, birthdays, same age, etc. It goes beyond cellular memory and is tied into time as well.
Exactly! Far beyond any simple explanations. But repeated in so many instances that there has to be something to it. I would rank your trip across Alaska as equal to the 17 year old’s story which really struck me. There were tons of stories from the concentration camp descendants. He used that as his study group.