Friday, December 19, 2025

Accentuate the Positive 2025 Geneameme

 

Back in 2012 I decided to publish the first Accentuate the Positive Geneameme. I had seen several genies reflecting on their failures and wanted them to celebrate their successes. I said:

"You are a bunch of highly motivated people who have made great strides in the genealogy sphere. Let's share the good news."

For the 2025 challenge I have decided to move away from prompts that relate to particular situations and resources to a list focusing on our reactions to particular verbs as we reflect on our family history journey.

I encourage you to respond on social media or in a text document to the prompts from the list below  - please delete the statements that are not relevant to your situation.

Once you have done so please share your post's link in a comment on this post or send your link or text document  via email to jillballau@gmail.com or via social media. I will, when I return from the high seas in late January, compile a list of links to your contributions here on this blog. 

Remember to Accentuate the Positive 

2025 Prompts

1.  I treasured

2.  I shared

3.  I travelled

4.  I learnt

5.  I changed

6.  I received

7.  I conquered

8.  I found

9.  I taught

10. I cried

11. I was proud

12. I  read


Responses to Earlier Challenges

2024 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2025/01/responses-to-accentuate-positive-2024.html

2023 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2024/01/accentuatethe-positive-2023-responses.html

2022 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2023/01/accentuate-positive-2022-responses.html

2021 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2022/01/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2021.html

2020 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2021/01/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2020.html

2019 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2020/01/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2019_11.html

2017 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2018/01/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2017-posts.html

2016 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2017/01/gags-geniaus-gems-6-january-2017.html

2015 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2016/01/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2015_11.html

2014 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2015/01/accentuate-positive-2014-geneameme.html

2013 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2013/01/2012-very-good-year.html

2012 https://geniaus.blogspot.com/2013/01/2012-very-good-year.html

6 comments:

Jennifer Jones said...

Thanks Jill. I was hoping you were planning to do a Geneameme this year. I’ll get on to it

GeniAus said...

Thanks for you support Jennifer,

Karen Packard Rhodes said...

I love the photo at the head of your blog! I'm happy once again to participate in your Accentuate the Positive meme. It is good to reflect on the good things we have found/done/accomplished with our genealogies. Here's my input on it: https://karenaboutgenealogy.blogspot.com/2025/12/geniauss-accentuate-positive-for-2025.html

Alex Daw said...

Thanks Jill - all done. Here you go. https://familytreefrog.blogspot.com/2025/12/accentuate-positive-2025-geneameme.html

Shauna Hicks OAM said...

Thanks Jill here is my link https://www.shaunahicks.com.au/accentuate-the-positive-2025/

Robyn Ford said...

Hi , I’ve done my story. It’s a great way to keep tabs on how many rabbit holes I went down. Happy New Year. https://robynandthegenies.blogspot.com/2025/12/accentuate-positive-2025.html

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