Synchronicity is about personal meaning. A coincidence is just that, two things happening at the same time, that are worth a shrug and a, “That’s weird” comment. Synchronicity evolves from a similar sort of coincidence but it is filled with meaning for the person who experiences it. You might force a connection on how things […]
Rue, Roux, and Roué
The letter R seems pedestrian to me. Perhaps because I had brother named Roger, and all brothers are pedestrian. Having four brothers certainly added to my believe that there was a dullness about them. Did they never tire of tormenting me. Apparently not. Boring. But then I got into thinking about learning that what I […]
NAMES, NAMING, NUMBERs, AND FACTS
Naming is arbitrary. We associate meaning with sounds, but there is no intrinsic relationship between the sound and what it means. I remember the moment I began to discover this symbolic world.
Giving Beyond The Boxed Gift
This time of year makes me think of gifts and what women are giving to the next generation. This year, 2017, has been an extremely tumultuous time. To use a kitchen and baking metaphor our cultural batter is being is being whipped up, over-beaten, into a flat mess that may have a difficult time […]
Veracity – The V of Legacy Tools
Veracity is another word for honesty. Veracity as Policy Veracity is not only the best policy, in legacy it is the only policy. One, single fudged reference or date and everything you have ever done is doubted. This is especially true in historical or genealogical research. Collectively the legacy all women […]
The H of Legacy Tools – Handmade, Hand-me-down, Heirlooms
is for Handmade, Hand-me-down, Heirlooms in the A to Z of Tools for Legacy Lumpers and splitters are very different types of people. Some people want to group things together, some want to create subgroups with larger groups or topics. It is really about similarity and difference. This is a great tool for helping […]