This is an archived blog from when I ran Conscious Public Relations Inc. from 2008-2018. Excuse the potential outdated-ness!
Family heirloom project: The story of my grandfather’s life
I think that I’ve been training for this all my life.
It’s probably not the hardest thing I’ll ever do, but certainly one of the hardest things I’m doing currently. Putting together a booklet encompassing my late grandfather’s life has been a year in the making, with more contributions from family members than I can count. It’s one of the things on my bucket list – and will be the first I can cross off of it.
I met with the designer today and had a good discussion with my extended visiting family, and it feels like things are getting to the final stretch.
It feels like a great weight, but not a burden. More of a responsibility, that, 11 years ago – when I thought about taking this on but had both ego and fear in the way – I didn’t care to carry. I’m carrying it now, and it feels like I’ve finally taken the baton and am running with it. This is how I feel we should tackle everything in our lives: with the clear realization that things are not easy, and that sometimes we don’t want to do them (whether alone or even with others to help), but that if we want things done, we MUST get them done sooner or later.
I’ve realized over the past year is that it is not about the destination or the result anymore. That will come, and then it will be onto the next thing. I’ve heard my trusted colleague, Kate Muker of the Conscious Divas, say multiple times, that it is about the journey. And what a journey it is.
Happy BC Day, and here’s to your journey today, this weekend, and in life.
