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Welcome to the Richness of Legacy
YOU ARE RICHER THAN YOU
MAY THINK
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Legacy is about more than
your material assets,
more than your estate plan, your
financial directives, your property, and
other valuables. Legacy is about the
richness
of your life experience
and all that makes you
unique in the world….your values, life
lessons, memories, gratitude, special
people, your impact on others, and your
accomplishments both big and small.
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Legacy is about who you were and
where you came from, how you’ve grown and
matured, who you are now that is different and
how you got here. It is about what you have
learned that is valuable. It is about honoring
your teachers and mentors, those who came before
you, and family and special friends you have
now, with words to inspire and sustain them,
words to remember you by, and words that will
last generations.
So much generational richness is
lost because we don't ask the questions that
would help connect us to those who have come
before. The sadness is that we lose a sense
of our history and traditions, family values,
community contributions, and the perspectives of
a whole generation.
Writing Your Legacy Letter
is one way of capturing the richness of your
life to pass to the next generation so that no
story is lost and families stay connected
through the generations. Different from a
memoir, a Legacy Letter captures the highlights
of what has been most important to you:
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Your values and
beliefs
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The lessons you have
learned
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Memories and special
times
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What your work and
other life highlights have meant to
you
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Family stories and
traditions
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Love and gratitude
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You are creating Legacy every day
of your life as you touch the lives of others
and they yours. Writing your legacy is perhaps
the greatest gift you could ever give.
IMAGINE
how wonderful it would be to read a letter or
letters from your parents or grandparents.
IMAGINE
the joy of your children, grandchildren, and
significant other as they read YOUR LETTER.
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