What I'm teaching is in some ways revolutionary,
Because we live in a time of alienation,
Disorientation,
Total loss of roots.
We often reject the past,
Thinking it's wrong,
And everything that's new is evolved and much,
Much,
Much better.
And yet,
We have a lot of joy in the past.
We have a lot of love in the past.
We also have a lot of tragedy in the past.
We also have the power of our soul to affirm life after tragedy,
A power that's absolutely miraculous.
So this kind of work with ancestors,
It unlocks freedom,
It unlocks mental space,
And it unlocks energy.
The rule of life,
The hierarchy of life,
Is that energy always flows from those above who are older to those below.
We are here to take energy from our ancestors.
We're here to give energy to the next generation.
And all we need to do for our ancestors is say,
Thank you,
I accept.
Say,
I accept you,
Thank you.
So that is our way of honoring our roots.
Practices I want to leave you with.
One,
Honor family recipes and make family recipes.
Cook with family recipes again and again.
Light a candle for your ancestors every time you pass by a church,
A synagogue,
A temple.
Light a candle for your ancestors,
Say thank you.
And make it just a regular practice as things happen.
Say,
Ancestors,
Thank you.
Thank you for this body.
Thank you for my intuition.
Thank you for my skills.
Thank you that you survived.
Thank you that I can fall in love.
Ancestors,
Thank you.
Thank you for my kids.
Thank you for my discoveries.
Thank you.
Ancestors,
Thank you.
It's a form of humbleness.
You're not here alone.
The whole only individual,
Individual,
First culture leaves us feeling very,
Very empty,
Disconnected,
And weaker.
So thank you,
Ancestors.
Make that just like second nature to say that.
And that's a really,
Really strong start.
So we went over our 25 minutes.
I wish you newly found freedom.
I wish you newly found strength.
I wish you the sense of connection to the divine and connection to your own roots.
And I wish you the inner freedom to only take what's yours.
Take what's yours into the future.
Leave what belongs to the past in the past.
Feeling like we know what the past should include is too much of a burden to carry.
You only know what should be included in your life.
We have no authority over what should and shouldn't be in the past.
But you have full freedom for this life right now.
And that's the most exciting part.