You're Like Your Grandfather.....

My grandfather was labelled a daydreamer and expelled from school in grade three. That marked the end of his formal education!  Melvin went on to become an inventor, a successful business owner, and in my mother's memory, someone who always had his nose in a book.  A hundred plus years later, creativity and entrepreneurship are patterns that have woven their way through four generations of my family. 

Have you ever experienced that jolt of recognition when a family trait shows up in yourself or someone else?  As humans we are fascinated by our personal history - how we physically resemble our ancestors, as well as the personality traits, behaviour patterns, choices and values that echo through the generations.

What patterns in your family are a story waiting to be told?