I will start with an excerpt from an infamous meme:
"Live Your Life In Such A Fashion That Westboro Baptist Church Will Protest Your Funeral."
The general point is you want to live a good, fulfilling life with a great legacy of family, friends and moments where you touched someone positively.
I know some of us do not like to think about all of this and understandably so. However, wouldn't it be sad if no one cared to show up for your funeral, or even remember you?
Here are some ways to preserve your legacy:
1. Don't burn bridges
Distance yourself from certain people and cut them off when and where necessary. However, don't completely end the relationship you have built with them. You never know when you will need that connection.
2. Set out to positively touch one person each day.
Let your life be the example. This goes back to the opening quote. Be a shining and guiding light and motivate, encourage and excite where necessary.
3. Get out of your house and off of social media and hit the streets.
In short, socialize! Learn people's names, something important about them, and talk to them and interact in person with them. Making that time can pay dividends later.
4. Apologize for wrongdoings and make things better.
Sometimes it's better to simply be the bigger person and admit where you are wrong. This will free you and allow you to move forward in your life.
5. Live, laugh and love
Yeah you've heard this one before but it is true. Enjoy life, love your fellow persons and see all the positives. There are enough negative things so embrace what is good about life.
Don't waste a minute, go ahead and do a small gesture now. As long as you're breathing, it's never too late to make things right or better!
What is your legacy? Do you care if you're remembered or not?
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