Today I’ve been trying to write my Mom’s obituary for the back of the funeral program. It’s hard to boil someone’s life down into a few paragraphs. So – for today, what would you want written about you when you have passed away many, many years from now? What do you hope to accomplish? What legacy do you hope to leave? On your friends, family, community etc?
Questions you should ask yourself as you do this exercise:
- What and/or who did you impact or change? Why?
- What character traits and values did you consistently demonstrate over your life? At yourcore, who were you?
- Who did you care for? How did you impact or change this person/these people, community, group or organization?
- What were major accomplishments in your life? At the ages of 40, 50, 60, 70?
- What did you show interest in? What were you passionate or enthusiastic about?
- What was your legacy?