the thing about genealogy is this…

you see
from your own family
and others
that people are just people

from the bishop
to the farmer
to the indigent widow

from the lowest peasant
to the wealthiest baron
people are just people

all have suffered
all have fallen short
we are all alike

no need for shame
no need for guilt
no need for bitterness or grief
no need to hide from who you are

we are perfectly lovely
exactly the way we are
even with all our flaws

celebrate the beauty
and the joy
and the suffering
and the passion
and the rage
and the glory
and the absurdity
that is your heritage

celebrate yourself

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