The older I grow the more I see the influence of my family on my life. I didn't always see it. It was up to our parents to see that we had our education in a town that hadn't yet realized what racial prejudice was but actually knew and practiced it on occasion.
Interpretation
Family greatly influences our lives, often in ways we may not immediately recognize.
Katherine Dunham reflects on the profound impact that family has on an individual's life. As she grows older, she recognizes the unseen influences that her family imparted, particularly in shaping her education and understanding of societal issues, including racial prejudice that existed in her community, despite it not being openly acknowledged.
In practice
During a family gathering, you might reflect on how your upbringing shaped your values.
So many dancers paint. I used to paint. I started again recently. While I was dancing, I was very busy with my career. Start something else that makes use of your creative ability because if you don't you will die inside as a person.
If you dance, you dance because you have to. Every dancer hurts, you know.
I used to want the words 'She tried' on my tombstone. Now I want 'She did it.'
We're all comedy fans in my family. My parents mainly wouldn't let me watch stuff that was either annoying to them, or just garbage. My dad wouldn't let us watch 'The Flintstones' if he was home, because he said it was a rip-off of 'The Honeymooners'. But he would let us stay up really late in the summer and watch old 'Honeymooners'.
Our kids are reflections of us. How we interact with others, even in a hostile situation... how we respond and our children see that is how they are going to respond.
My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.
I became the kind of parent my mother was to me.
One of the greatest blessings we can offer to the world is the power of a Christ-centered home where the gospel is taught, covenants are kept, and love abounds.
Sweet is the voice of a sister in the season of sorrow.
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