Generational Blessings Family Legacy

Family Legacy

We, guardians of future generations, are the Frontline of Humanity. Our Family Legacy makes a difference in this world. We are shaping the future through the lives of our children. Is there a commitment of more importance? Is it time to take ownership of creating the family life we dream of? Statistics reveal families spend more time planning a family vacation than planning what kind of family they wish to have. Here you will find simple, fun and connecting ways to focus on what is most important to you and your family, no matter what size, shape or color. You are invited to expand your family purpose and deepen your life experience through implementing the connection of values and traditions in a way unique to your family, thus leaving your imprint behind.

My Story: I decided if we were to bring children into this world, then I would do so with purpose and intention. Some of my favorite work has been the focus on values. When I understood what was important to me, like adventure, fun, beauty, passion, purpose, love, I live my life according to my values. Life got easier, more fun and more fulfilled. When we understand what values are important in other peoples’ life, it allows us to empathetically connect to what is alive in them and honor how our differences. The benefit is harmony. Does anyone need more harmony at home, work, school? So did I!

I willingly have focused on honoring my values through making conscious choices in how I live my life in alignment to what is most important to me? When I asked myself that question several years ago, my answer narrowed down to family. Most of you who are reading this can relate to that answer. Since I am a big dreamer and thinker, I asked God for guidance enabling me to be the best parent to Jasmine. Who are we as a family? What are we passing down to the next generation? My vision is creating a Family Legacy that is rich in values and experiences that shape our child’s life, encouraging her God given beauty and brightness to continue to shine, while creating the family life that I dreamed of.

This is what I know for sure.   What am I passing down to my children? With specific intention, we send our love into the future through the action of traditions based on your family values.

Family Legacy: Sending our love into the future with intention, based on choices we make today. A definite blessing!

Values + Traditions = Family Legacy

To find in ourselves what makes life worth living is risky business, for it means that once we know we must seek it. It also means that without it life will be valueless. Cynthia Ozick

Values Based Family: When we understand what is important to us as a family and individually, our dreams, goals, visions and interests have more clarity. Values are our navigational system intrinsically inspired for daily living which influence thoughts, feelings, words, actions, decisions, while shaping who we are and how we live.

Traditions Based Living: The little things that we do over and over that make living life BIGGER and more memorable, while strengthening our family ties for generations to come. With all the chaos of family life, this allows “being” a family instead of “doing”. Being together with purpose instead of buying gifts that we don’t need, therefore saving money!

Mentor:

Lorle researched family by reading over 100 books which inspired her to write, “The Small Things Are the Big Things”.   This information has given me specific guidance on creating memorable family moments versus always buying gifts to show people I love them. I save money, harness creativity, create a sense of belonging for family members, have fun and bring the essence of family back into our lives. I’d like to share the opportunity to purchase this book that is so full of ideas, that are free!, for every celebration, holiday and offer you some of my own traditions ready to implement today in your family’s life. See below.

Sherri's Family Legacy Bookshelf



Learn simple, free, easy ways to celebrate family life, holidays, special occasions from Lorle who read over 100 books on family in search of what a close, caring, happy family really is all about. Order Now

Creating Your Family Legacy

During a Family Circle Time, pass out the “List of Values” sheet to each family member and ask each person, no matter what age, to choose their top 7. Have a dictionary available and encourage “peeling the onion” (like Shrek, Ogres have layers, so do our values) to choose the perfect words that are important for each person and then choose (together) 7 that identify who you are as a family (or who you wish to be).

Guidelines:

Empower individuals by honoring freedom of choices and release any and all judgment attached.

Remember, there are no right and wrong answers.

Pass the stick or stuffed animal to honor individual speaking time.

Open up circle for sharing. Give each individual time to share their choices, aha moments, and stories.

Action Step:

Individuals: Choose a tradition that reflects a value and start implementing into daily, weekly, or monthly life. Write it on the family calendar and personal calendar.

Families: Choose an agreed upon family value, display it on the fridge, and choose a tradition for your family to start based on that value. Everyone must agree. ( Tip for control junkies, call yourself a “recovering control freak” and explain to your kids you are working on this and you’d love their help)

Example of a Monthly Tradition:

pony

Focusing on Family FUN

What can we do together that is FUN to us?

We love horses and to be outdoors.

Let’s go to a Horse Park or Family Farm.

How can we commit to consistency?

We’ll put it on our calendar to do once a month.

What if money is an issue?

Volunteer. Ask the business or non-profit if your family can volunteer time for a trade out. Or, use conflict resolution skills from CP class.

3 month Check-in

How is this working?

What do we wish to change?

BENEFITS

Living life with FULL ON joy, excitement and togetherness.

Example of a Daily Tradition

Sunset Gratitude

How can we create more time of just Being together and being grateful for what we have?

Commit to sunset gratitude time

How can we remember?

Whenever you see a sunset pull over safely or

gather everyone to have gratitude time.

How do we do it?

Everyone takes turns saying what they are grateful for, honoring the agreement of always saying something new, no repeating, ever!

BENEFITS:

Increased respect, satisfaction, positive mindfulness, and pleasure.

My vision for families is to honor the process of creating a conscious family and know that is an ongoing, forever evolving process and it’s best to try one new idea at a time. Creating and maintaining strong family ties is as simple as putting your heart in your hand and reaching out to those we care about. Nothing more, nothing less…because the little things are the big things!! (reference: Lorle, The Little Things are the Big Things)

Our personal vision for the Eck Family Legacy is Heaven on Earth, while living the best life possible based on the foundational values of: freedom, love, beauty, passion, authenticity, vitality and fun. By identifying and understanding our values, we are living a life full of possibility! We invite you to do the same!

Family Legacy Workshops are available for any business, group of friends, schools and churches. Email sherri@generationalblessings for more information.

What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen. --Henry David Thoreau

The kingdom of heaven is within us. -Jesus