Interesting information, did you know your great uncle? Do you have access to more information? And an interesting question about side tracking.  I think that whichever way it goes, you can't escape the inquiry - fear of inquiry is part of inqiury, and vice versa - so for the overall project, it all leads in the same direction.

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So I have jumped into the family history. WOW! Quick recap.....

Dampf is a German Jewish last name! Cool. My great uncle was good friends with Hemingway in WW2.

So much other interesting lore but, will it side track me from my current 'fear of inquiry' theme? 

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My condolences to you and your family. Victoria's right, the delving into a loved one's belongings can lead to much insight.

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Yes, that changes your world and how you think about everything doesn't it?  At least it did for me when my father died four years ago in April.  I found it pushed me into many forms of inquiry - some good, some not so, and some I really didn't want the answers to. Everything is charged with the current of those core experiences in life and so I imagine that your experience on October 2nd will come into your work.

In the meantime, take care of yourself.  Researching and sorting can be very helpful.

ps. when you post, set the access (the drop down menu that says "public' as the default) to our community.  Otherwise your blog entries are just that, "public" rather than limited to our community only.

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