Your legacy

[Guest guest]

A local chiropractor publishes an on-line newsletter

and this month's issue contained the following article

about the legacy we leave behind. I thought this

group might find it interesting.

Enjoy,

Penny

 

 

”No legacy is so rich as honesty.” – William

Shakespeare

 

”The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind

him in other men the conviction and will to carry on.”

-- Walter J. Lippmann

 

“The only thing you take with you when you're gone is

what you leave behind.” -- John Allston

 

 

 

YOUR LEGACY - WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE BEHIND?

 

We all begin life at GO, and all roads lead to a final

rendezvous; the difference is what we do en route.

Paths chosen, actions taken, and a host of decisions

made lead ultimately to a unique legacy

 

It's non-negotiable: You will leave a legacy. The

question is not whetheryou'll leave a legacy but what

legacy you will leave.

 

Your legacy comprises both ends and means. Is winning

really winning when you are ashamed of how victory

came? The means by which you move through your life

provide the working platform that supports your goals.

 

 

Style, courtesy, honesty, respect-these are the

qualities that make for an inspiring legacy. The way

you live your life has an effect on how you are

remembered. How can the ends of your efforts be

respected if the means make you want to blush in

embarrassment?

 

Thinking of your legacy is like starting anything new.

You are either gung-ho or baffled. To break through

the legacy blocks, close your eyes and envision the

outcome of a successful life-your successful life.

What do you see? What do you hear? Who are you with?

How do you feel?

 

This picture may start a bit fuzzy, but stick with it.

Contemplation brings clarity, and when the picture is

in focus, study what you see-your legacy.

 

As you age, the clock and calendar force you to make a

move. Time does not permit dallying with options Your

goals must be clear, responsibilities fulfilled,

intentions and actions honorable. You must decide: If

not this way, there is no other way. Otherwise, kiss

the legacy you envision good-bye.

 

You can dodge the questions for quite some time. Why

am I here? What will I leave behind? But, eventually,

we all reach our own philosophical puberty and realize

that these questions call for-in fact, demand-answers.

To arrive at the point that you think seriously about

your legacy, you must first reach a level of reality

and commitment that represents an eternity to follow.

 

Retire into yourself and think. The wonderful part of

considering your legacy is the clarity it brings to

daily decisions. Each decision moves you closer to or

further from your legacy. Your legacy offers advice on

how to live in the present in order to be remembered

well when you are gone.

 

Make this life of yours into a work of art. Your

legacy is a self-portrait, the signature of your

life's presence. It will be summed up in a few

words-let those words be good and true. Remember, they

will talk about you when you are gone.

 

We only live once(at least as who we are now), but

once is enough if we do it right. Live your life with

class, dignity, and style so that an exclamation,

rather than a question mark, signifies it!

 

So what legacy awaits you? When you take your final

bow, who will you be? How will you enter eternity?

Will you be just a footnote in history? Every day the

plot thickens, the cement hardens, and the mystery

deepens. Live to answer and honor these questions,

because when it comes to your legacy, everything

counts!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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