I enjoyed hearing about ancestors today from my Granny, and the many things I didn’t know. Black and white photographs foretold small hints of their character traits as I listened on.

Not too far back, we often know so little about those who came before us. And yet, without them, without their living of lives just as long and meaningful, we wouldn’t be here.

It can be powerful to learn about our tribe several generations back, to understand how our actions now can shape the future. Our decisions matter, and their consequences reverberate onward through time and space, many years beyond us.