“I've always thought that there is a darkness right between the spot where my thoughts begin to dissipate and the flesh begins to shine in the dark place the unthought thoughts never aware” Christopher Quigley “Unthought Known” is a term coined by Christopher Bollas in 1987 to describe what a person knows, and cannot verbalize, but still has an intuitive sense of. What I have always called “intuition” or maybe “insight” has maybe been a series of one unthought known after another. …
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Under the Halo – Volume 20
In college, I read a book called “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. Mr. O'Brien writes about his experiences in Vietnam in a series of short stories about the men he served with and the things they carried in their packs, from ammunition and C-rations to photographs, ballet slippers, and rabbit’s feet, to fear, guilt and shame. This blog is about the women I serve with, the experiences we have had, and the things we carry. I was brushing my teeth the …
Under the Halo – Volume 19
The Holidays are coming. Thousands of people across the country will see those Ancestry DNA commercials about trading Kilts for Lederhosen, or Kelly Ripa being from the tip of the Boot, or finding their heritage… and decide that a DNA test would make a great gift for the whole family. They are not considering that the person they purchase that kit for has a 10-15% chance of finding an unpleasant surprise when they get their results. And while these DNA kits keep our …
Musings of an Angel – Volume 18
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer For those of us who are NPE, our mothers’ secrets have been exposed by a DNA test, that we unwittingly took. For those that are adopted, never knew their parents, or grew up knowing they were donor-conceived, the test was taken with the expectation of …
Volunteers of the Month – September 2022
This month’s Volunteers of the Month are Adrian Kershaw and Lisa Vavrick! Adrian Kershaw came to DNAngels after completing the prestigious Boston University Genealogy Course and scoring top marks. She immediately impressed us with her quick ability to solve a test case,her thoroughness in her responses and her kind and caring attitude. Research Team Lead, Ashlee Krump says, “Adrian was such a huge help on my husband's case. And then when she knew I needed help with my cousin, she quickly …
Musings of An Angel – Volume 17
The Cost of being an NPE I’m not talking about the $99 or whatever you paid to spit in the tube. I’m talking about the cost – emotionally, mentally, and physically – once you got your results and had that stone-in-the-pit-of- your-stomach feeling when you realized your life had just changed dramatically. Only someone who has had a DNA Surprise knows what I am talking about. That feeling when you feel everything you’ve ever known slide away from you and the blind panic that comes after it. Those …
