Skating Across Thin Ice

<p><strong>Can peace be made with one's ancestors even after they are dead?</strong></p><p> </p><p>Once upon a time my mother's fondest desire was to have a book published. Not just any book mind you but a beautiful volume full of wonder and sparkling imagery glittering forth with a message of hope for the world.</p><p> </p><p>We had similar goals my mother and I but came from very different generations and quite different personal experiences ... what with her being a pale blonde immigrant of European descent and I: a brown-skinned native-born POC American.</p><p> </p><p>We actually did not have much in common in how we chose to live out our lives after I too became an independent adult.</p><p> </p><p>Nor did we necessarily agree on what should be perceived as 'inspirationally hopeful' regarding humanity's plight!</p><p> </p><p>Over time this led to escalating strife.</p><p> </p><p>Yet here we are in 2023 with something we were able to collaborate on together – a project entitled <em>Skating Across Thin Ice: Surviving The Times With Relationships Intact </em>that my mother began quite awhile ago and I recently completed – even though one of us is alive while the other has long since passed on to greener pastures.</p><p> </p><p>How surprising this might seem in an era where globally so many contemporary families and friends have become estranged from one another...</p><p> </p><p>But oh what an interesting weaving of ideas and personal-ancestral-Universal <strong>healing</strong> can be brought about by just such a melding of past and present minds regarding <strong>The Future.</strong></p>