This morning as I wash and re-use my fast-food plastic cup, and cautiously ration paper towels and napkins, I am reminded of Mom's water-spotted, gallon-sized Ziploc baggies. They air-dried in the dish drainer. In the good old 1970s, she re-used and re-cycled, to save money. It always struck me as hilarious that the wife of a distinguished attorney painstakingly re-cycled inexpensive baggies! I, on the other hand... hmmmm.
Mom focused on her isolated, creative side in her early 60s: painting. Here I sit, focusing on my isolated, creative side: writing.
Are we destined to become our parents? Do we have emotional DNA and behaviors that pass down from generation to generation? You might be enlightened by the 3-minute Today Show segment below. My highly dysfunctional background certainly creates potential destructive Moments of Impact (MOI's, explained in a previous blog) as I Mothers-in-Law interact. Mom managed to stubbornly bristled against her own mother and mother-in-law, but appeared to warmly maneuver the mothers-in-law mutual role. In that aspect, she enriched this blogger.
Simply click the [blue] link below to view a discussion on this topic, and see why looking at the present (combined with looking back) may positively enhance our emotional future. It will take a minute to upload. The sponsor clip beforehand is brief...
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