TumpiesⓇ Candles- Her Legacy and Ours
TumpiesⓇ Candles started out as just an idea, an idea that became a passion. Tumpie was my grandmother’s given name, and it is such a unique fun name it seemed like it was made to brand something. The notion of using her name also came with some responsibility, the product had to be quality and we wanted to ensure that we presented her name in a way that would honor her memory and in honoring her memory we want to give praise and honor to God. Then the thought came about that we could use this to tell stories about her and our family and to continue her legacy. After all, leaving a legacy is the art of something that is transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor from the past. Legacy is fundamental to what it is to be human. Research shows that without a sense of working to create a legacy adults lose meaning in their life.
Telling the stories of Tumpie and our other family members allows us to share her legacy and the legacy of our family with those in our family and those who never knew Tumpie, and it give us a chance to share with the world some wonderful memories and hopefully initiate those who never knew Tumpie to share stories of their family members to keep their legacies alive.
In remembering stories and time spent as a child and an adult with Tumpie and other family members we have found that most of our memories, at least the most memorable ones, are about incidents, events, traditions, and happenings that we experienced and not so much about objects or material things.
It is also true that when we think about the idea of a legacy that it may remind us of death, but it is not about death. It isn’t always a bad thing to be reminded of death because it gives us a perspective on what’s important. Legacy is really about life and living and it helps us determine the kind of life we want to live.
When we think about our own legacy it allows us to take stock of our memories and possessions , as well as of our accomplishments and disappointments. We think about what we’ve done in the past, what we are doing in the present, and what we hope to do in the future and in doing so we are reminded of those who have given our lives meaning. With that in mind we want to share our understanding of life by leaving a legacy. If we do not leave a legacy the wisdom we gain through years of learning will melt away as our physical body wears out.
So TumpiesⓇ Candles is a joyful way for us to share the legacy of Tumpie and our family and we hope that you love the scents that we have created and that they will invoke a sense of nostalgia and bring some warm memories of the past and will help you create some great memories to be shared in the future. Hopefully TumpiesⓇ Candles will also make us all consider the legacy we are creating.
