What is the legacy you want to leave behind?
Legacy—it’s not just the grand achievements or lofty accolades we leave behind; it’s woven into the fabric of our everyday actions and interactions. As I navigate the labyrinth of life, I often ponder the legacy I wish to cultivate, a tapestry rich with fairness, humility, and a hearty dose of laughter.
For me, legacy begins with how we treat others. Do they feel valued, respected, and uplifted in our presence? Fairness and humility are my compass, guiding me to treat others with the same kindness and consideration I hope to receive. It’s in the small gestures—a warm smile, a listening ear, a helping hand—that the seeds of legacy are planted.
Laughter, they say, is the best medicine, and I firmly believe it’s also the secret ingredient to a well-lived life. A sharp sense of humor can lighten the heaviest of burdens and connect us in the most profound ways. My son, the embodiment of my hopes and dreams, is a vital part of this legacy. I strive to instill in him the values of love, fairness, humility, and, of course, the ability to find humor in life’s twists and turns.
My written words, too, are a cornerstone of my legacy. Every sentence crafted with care and intentionality, hoping to leave an everlasting impression. Who knows how these words will be archived or remembered in the future? But in each phrase, there’s a piece of my soul, a reflection of my thoughts and ideals.
Ultimately, I hope my legacy is one where love and laughter prevail, where fairness and humility are the guiding stars. In my son, in my words, and in every interaction, I strive to leave behind a world just a little bit brighter and kinder.
Categories: Children, Culture, identity, Leadership, mental health, Psychology
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i Agree Dear Miriam Kindness
Is A Greatest Legacy We May All Do
With
SMiLes
Weight Lifting For the Soul
What i Love About Kindness Most
Is Obviously No ‘one Religion’ or ‘God’ Owns It
Not Even the ‘Quarterback’ of ‘The Favorite Team’
Hehe
Not
Even Us
It’s What Ya Give Away
to Others Free and i Found a Sweetest
Example of Kindness While Dancing in Walmart
Where A Cashier Who Used to Always Seem
Down That i Never Gave Up on Cheering Up
Like All
the
Rest as i Understand
What the Lowest Level
of the Pyramid of Soul Experiences
Far Beyond
Words Indeed
She Seems a Bit Shy and Introverted
She Approached me Slowly as i Was
Stretching in the Middle of my Dance
She Reached into Her
Pocket And Brought
Out a Blue Laminated Card
She Handed It to me and Explained
She Had Been Making Stacks of Cards
With Light Hearted Jokes and Uplifting
Sayings
And
Passing Them Out
to Others in the Routine
of Life in Hopes of Lifting Them Up
It’s What
Kindness
Does
It’s What Love Does
When Real With Most
Respect And Least Harm
Love Lifts
Others Up
And Leaves
the Sweetest
Feeling of Peace
So Love Will Grow Some More
Into Gardens of More Beautiful Human Souls
The Card Said
“Why do cows go to Hollywood?
To be in the moo-vies.”
On the Back of the
Card It Said
“Keep Smiling”
And i Did
And
i
Still
Do…
It’s What i Am
It’s What i’m ALL About…
i Asked Katrina Where the Card Is
She Said She’s Afraid She Might Have Lost It
i Said
It’s
Okay
i’ll Bring It Back to Life..:)
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“… in each phrase, there’s a piece of my soul, a reflection of my thoughts and ideals.” Yes!
If you have children, they are part of your legacy. I have three – and I like and am proud (and, of course, love) each one of them, and the companions they’ve chosen to add to their lives.
I was going to leave a legacy as an astronaut – my right eye didn’t make the cut in Houston.
I was going to leave a legacy as a physicist working on fusion – ME/CFS dumped all over that one when I was only 40.
And, determined to leave a legacy of my own making, I’ve been working on the Pride’s Children trilogy since 2000 – which makes it almost a quarter of a century (with two of the books in the mainstream literary trilogy published) – and one to go, which I work on daily, with the tiny bit of energy left to me.
Will I make that? Yes, if it’s up to me. No, if ‘things’ interfere.
But it’s still important to me to have tried all three, and to still be working well into ‘retirement.’ Because I can. And can’t think of anything better than to contribute to (I hope) literature for the ages.
My variant on “because it’s there.” And so am I.
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