Why I am writing my own eulogy
Alecia Hancock
Nonprofit Consultant. Digital Marketing. Social Media. Storyteller. | GAICD.
I had a family funeral last week.
It's always a really hard and sad thing to go through.
But as I sat listening to the story of my Aunt's life summed up into speeches from her sisters and her daughter, it definitely made me sit back and think. When my time comes, how do I want to be remembered?
I did an activity a few years ago now where I sat down and wrote my own eulogy. I imagined my son was reading it at my funeral, as an adult.
It was a really hard activity to do (there was definitely some ugly crying) but it was a really profound way to ask yourself - am I on the right track? Am I living the life I want to be living? If it all ends tomorrow, have I gotten all the living done, I wanted to do?
I was glad to celebrate my Aunty's life but it made me reflect on exactly how much has changed for me in the past 12 months. So I've decided it's time for me to do this activity again.
I don't want to be remembered as someone who worked all the time, but as someone who did work that made a difference.
I want to be remembered as a kind person, but most especially by those people who really love me.
I want to be remembered as brave. Someone who would go out for what I wanted.
How about you?
If you were going to write your own eulogy, what do you want it to say? Who would be reading it?
Hope this inspires you a little this week. I'd like to think my Aunty who always thought about others, might be happy to know her story managed to touch a few extra lives today.
Hugs,
Alecia
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1 年Hi Alecia, condolences. Interestingly, the author turned business coach, Donald Miller suggests writing your own eulogy and keeping it updated as a way of reminding and encouraging you to stay focused on your passion and journey in life. He reread his every morning as part of his preparation for the day.