Publisher's Synopsis
In our culture it seems like everything nailed down is coming loose. Family ties coming loose. Stalwart family values chipped away. People are looking for the glue. Where is the glue? Can it be in the stories you tell your family? Your legacy is being shaped every day. It's not just "on" when we want it to be. It's always on - always recording, always projecting, always shaping, always imprinting. What if you could provide your family with stories to navigate life so they didn't make the same wrong turns or dead ends that you've made? What if your words inspired generations of your family to live out loud their against-the-grain values and beliefs? What if your story of overcoming adversity was the hope they needed when they felt like giving up? They will follow the clearest, most consistent voice in their life. Your family wants to - needs to - hear your story. "Marked in Stone" motivates and teaches how to use storytelling to transfer legacy lessons across generations of family. The book uses the metaphor of cathedral building - the awe-inspiring lifetime project over several generations that bonded family together with united values, sacred hopes and shared vision. "Marked in Stone" blends contemporary social science research with examples of heart-felt personal stories to inspire us to write our own legacy stories.
