Thinking about my Genogram I thought it was important to realize how my family traits not only help me in life but also thing that are warning signs. I feel like I was blessed to have an awesome English/Italian heritage that has taught me to appreciate things pertaining to those cultures. I have been blessed by ancestors with grey physical attributes and abilities. Also while I did my Genogram I was able to notice things like drugs and alcoholism that could be more addicting in my family compared to others. Also on another side of my family I noticed some traits of diabetes. Knowing that I might or my children might be be likely to pick those traits up as well. I can start now by avoiding those things or doing things in life that would help me prevent health issues in the future. Like diabetes I can start now by having healthy eating habits and regular exercise. By looking into the past, I have been able to prevent a bad future for myself and children. Apart of me would think taking this Genogram another generation would help me as well to really show me things and open my eyes to what be careful with.
The Genogram has also helped me see who has been baptized and who has remained faithful in my family. For the most part I have an amazing family who has remained steadfast in the gospel but there is evidence of people using their agency and doing what they think is the best. As I have noticed those who have remained in the gospel they have found the most success and happiness in life. While most of those who fell off the path have mostly chosen things like drugs or alcohol and have not been as happy or found such success in life. There are no guarantees, that if you choose the gospel you will be rich and successful but by comparison I have seen that to be true in most cases and it strengthens my testimony of the gospel, I am grateful I could do this Genogram to do my own families Genogram.
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