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A Gift for My Family and Yours


I wrote this little book as a gift to the family I do not know; some I have never met, others rarely seen in the past 88 years. I want them to know me, to feel their connection with me as an ancestor, to pass down this gift to the younger generations.

 

What qualities and life lessons do I have that might benefit the people in my family tree?  Before I die, could I gift them something of me? And for those readers who are separated from family by distance, differences of human values, misunderstandings, would you find this little book a sample inspiration for creating your own unique gift?

 

A simple gesture, a favorite song, a life story, a flower, photograph, calligraphy, collage for the family who doesn’t know you? Will you allow them to discover who you are, to touch them with your life? 

Joan's latest book Blossoming Through Life, when all seems dark is currently in the process of being published. Excerpts from the book, a contemplative memoir,  a journey of discovery through many lands. View video and listen to a  conversation with renowned Egyptian Mystic Omm Sety.

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