Hello, and welcome back!
I’m so grateful that so many of you have joined me on this journey as I launch My Saga! It’s really an honor to have you with me. I believe that there is no one more or less important in the world than anyone else, so having you follow my newsletter is just like Taylor Swift following me. 🙂
I’m still coding and defining my products based on early feedback. I’m super excited about all the interest. To answer questions about what I’m up to, I added an FAQ’s on my website.
The intro screen to This is My Saga - the journaling app. I love this quote.
The Legacies That Influenced Me
Me as a kid.
My hope with my products is that people can discover and hold onto the jewels of life that they and their close ones have discovered.
I’ve noticed that families tend to pass down more than their genetics. There are themes that seem to repeat from generation to generation.
I know that my life has mirrored my parents’. My dad was an extraordinary achiever. Even though he only had a middle school education, he won a nation-wide scholarship to come to the U.S. to study a PhD in engineering - from China of all places.
He inspired me to work hard and never give up. I started a PhD in the archaeology of China at the age of 19.
My mom I always thought was exclusively an accountant. I never knew that she actually studied…Chinese archaeology!
She studied in Xian, which is a former capital of ancient Chinese dynasties and the site of the Terracotta warriors.
It turned out one of her classmates, Li Feng, became one of the world’s most renowned professors of early Chinese archaeology, and someone whose work I read.
There were multiple times I felt that the path I was on had a lot to do with the path my ancestors had walked before me.
Me and my mom now. She’s happy I’m not an archaeologist anymore. Li Feng too. He said software engineering is better lol.
Reflection Questions
I believe that things ripple through all families. With an early user of My Saga, I’m hearing the story of how one woman being denied an education by her farming family led to the generations after that all graduating with degrees - even scholarships and teaching positions.
That legacy being passed on from one person to another.
That leads me to share with you the questions I’m asking early users:
What do you want future generations to know about life? What words of wisdom would you tell them?
What do you remember the most about the people who are important to you?
What do you want to pass on?
A Final Note
Thanks for Being Here
It is my hope that My Saga and The Weekly Saga newsletter adds value to your life, and life into your days.
I will leave you with a reflection from an early user:
“Everyone has a legacy. At first I didn’t think I have one, but then someone said that over decades you accumulate a lot of stories.”
If you know someone who might be interested in trying life journaling or legacy keeping, I encourage you to send them this email so they can sign up for the waitlist and hear about opportunities to receive discounts for feedback.
P.S. I’d love to hear from you. How are you doing?
Until next time,
Alice