Generations…
These words, written over one hundred years ago, could be about overcoming generational trauma.
“The mind, which pervades the body, is largely the result of heredity, which, in turn, is simply the result of all the environments of all past generations on the responsive and ever-moving life forces. An understanding of this fact will enable us to use our authority when we find some undesirable trait of character manifesting.
We can consciously use all the desirable characteristics with which we have been provided and we can repress and refuse to allow the undesirable ones to manifest.
Again, this mind which pervades our physical body is not only the result of hereditary tendencies, but is the result of home, business and social environment, where countless thousands of impressions, ideas, prejudices and similar thoughts have been received.
Much of this has been received from others, the result of opinions, suggestions or statements; much of it is the result of our own thinking, but nearly all of it has been accepted with little or no examination or consideration.
The idea seemed plausible, the conscious received it, passed it on to the subconscious, where it was taken up by the Sympathetic System and passed onto be built into our physical body. ‘The word has become flesh.’” – Charles Haanel, The Master Key System
This section of The Master Key System by Haanel blew my mind. I grew up with the biblical idea of “visiting the sins of the father unto the third and fourth generation” and I never understood how a loving God could punish so many generations for the misdeeds of one person.
More on overcoming generational trauma here.
As an adult I have been determined to work on “breaking the cycle” of poverty and negativity that seems to have plagued the past couple of generations of some of my family members.
It took several times over the years of reading this before this section hit home for me and made me realize that the cement has been piling on for generations because what my parents piled on me was partially what their parents piled on them and on and on.
I know as a parent I piled cement on my own children. Two have left the nest and one still at home, and I worked hard to take as much off of them as possible before they left, going out into the world on their own.
It has been a challenging task, but we have had some deep conversations about how things were and how my mindset has evolved through the years. And it still evolves … when you know better, you do better. We are overcoming generational trauma!
Knock off that cement of the previous generations! Do it now!!!
For more insight on how to gain a healthy mindset, explore more about The Master Key Experience.
Thank you, Katee, for sharing a powerful message about something that affects so many people. Now is the time to take steps to change. Well done!
I agree, Arlene. When we’re clear about the cause, we can take steps to change, as you say.
Isn’t is amazing, Katee, how Haanel is as fresh as today’s news? Thanks for putting together with Haanel what so many of us are working on for even more insights.
Katee, your post sparkles with hope. I felt uplifted reading how you’re clearing away old patterns—like knocking off layers of cement. Thank you for sharing.
Sparkles with hope – I love that!
Your blog has such an interesting insight into Charles Haanels’ writing.
We don’t often think of generational trauma in such a way.
Thank you Katee.