The Purpose of A Legacy to Remember®

For anyone, but especially for seniors or the terminally ill:

 

  • An activity that is worthwhile and promotes creativity
  • An activity that enables them to reflect back on life
 

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A mistake could be considered as an unplanned learning event. I have made numerous mistakes during my life. In hopes that you will not repeat the same mistakes, I want to share some of them with you.

   

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Many people touched and contributed to my life in special ways, but I want to tell you about the person who influenced me the most and what that influence did for me...

10 Tips To Help You Write a Legacy

Reflecting and reminiscing - this is something that we do, especially as we grow older. We recall happy as well as sad times. We remember those individuals who were always there for us and showed us what "real" friendship was. Somewhere in life's journey, we start to connect with our spirit and long to write about our life. Please use the following tips as a way to write a legacy that will become a family treasure to your children and grandchildren, and the grandchildren yet to come.

  1. Find a quiet space to reflect and reminisce over your life. Old photos might help bring back memories.
  2. As you reminisce, write down different events that stand out in your mind. This could be a time that was as straightforward as the anxiety felt on your first day of school being the same emotion felt the first day at your job. Or a more complex issue such as a time you felt cheated out of something you felt you deserved.
  3. After you have composed your list of events, write about them in a story-style. It is best to keep each story short, but write in such a way that your personality shines through.
  4. It has been said that friends are angels unaware. Reflect back on friends who were always available when you needed them. Write about what you consider characteristics of a friend.
  5. Continuing on the subject of friendship, write about how you showed friendship to someone who really needed a friend. This gives your reader an opportunity to see your moral fiber.
  6. Reflect back on mistakes you made and write what you learned from those times.
  7. Write about joyous times of your life. This could be graduations, weddings, birth of a child, etc.
  8. Write about sad times. The importance of these times is to show that your life had "storms and valleys", but you persevered.
  9. Did you ever feel inspired to do something special with your life? Maybe it was what you once thought was an impossible dream, but you somehow found the courage to pursue it. Write about the spiritual inspiration you received or the forfeited materialism to follow a dream.
  10. Writing about the future gives hope that there will be a future. Write about what you hope the future will be for your children and grandchildren.

A Legacy To Remember® genealogy scrapbook/album is designed to assist in putting together your legacy, your "love letter", in a quality and inspirational way.