Legacies of the Heart: Living a Life that Matters

Legacy’s impact begins at birth when we link to an endless chain, receiving from those who’ve gone before us even as we turn to impact lives that follow ours. We’re hard wired to find meaning in our lives and legacies, and as we shape them through our actions and in the quality of our relationships, who doesn’t hunger to feel we’ve make a positive difference; that some evidence we mattered will endure?
Indeed, as end-of-life professionals have noted, people on their deathbeds people almost universally ask three legacy questions:
Have I given and received love?
Have I lived my life instead of someone else's?
Have I left the world a little better than I found it?
Please don't wait for your deathbed to ask these questions and to be intentional about the many legacies you inevitably leave!
Indeed, as end-of-life professionals have noted, people on their deathbeds people almost universally ask three legacy questions:
Have I given and received love?
Have I lived my life instead of someone else's?
Have I left the world a little better than I found it?
Please don't wait for your deathbed to ask these questions and to be intentional about the many legacies you inevitably leave!
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Meg Newhouse, Ph.D., CPPC, is a nationally-known pioneer in Second-half LifeCrafting, an author, and a seasoned and gifted group facilitator, teacher, coach, and program designer. Currently she is most focused on legacy, the topic of her recent book, Legacies of the Heart: Living a Life That Matters, as well as on the potential of “conscious elders” in addressing our current cultural and political crisis. She is currently seeking speaking and workshop engagements and only very selectively engaged in coaching and consulting. More about Meg.
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