Legacy of Poets
Photo Art: (c) 2017 Rev. Linda M. Rhinehart Neas Daffodils - symbols of rebirth, national symbol of Wales
Searching for your roots can be an enlightening experience. What I have found over the 30 odd years I have been tracing my family's genealogical journey, is that there is most definitely what scientist call, genetic memory. Let me give you some examples.
My Slovakian ancestors raised and trained horses. They were, what we call today, horse whisperers - people with the ability to seemingly communicate via telepathy with horses. My mother, my brother and my granddaughter are all "horse" people. (Like cat people, only with horses.)
Another example is the love of poetry within my family along with the ability and love for writing it. I had always assumed this came from my Irish ancestors. After all, their name was O'Riordan, which literally translated means, the King's Poet. While I thought this passion for the written word ended there, recently, I discovered ano…
Searching for your roots can be an enlightening experience. What I have found over the 30 odd years I have been tracing my family's genealogical journey, is that there is most definitely what scientist call, genetic memory. Let me give you some examples.
My Slovakian ancestors raised and trained horses. They were, what we call today, horse whisperers - people with the ability to seemingly communicate via telepathy with horses. My mother, my brother and my granddaughter are all "horse" people. (Like cat people, only with horses.)
Another example is the love of poetry within my family along with the ability and love for writing it. I had always assumed this came from my Irish ancestors. After all, their name was O'Riordan, which literally translated means, the King's Poet. While I thought this passion for the written word ended there, recently, I discovered ano…
