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your legacy

It’s the choices we make, not the chances we take,

which determines our destiny.

It’s how we act and play, not what we say,

which describes our character.

It’s what we actually do, not what we pursue,

which defines our history.

It’s the legacy we leave, not what we achieve,
                                                            which immortalises our memory.

 
 

the doctor's thoughts .........

How would you like to be remembered?  What legacy would you like to leave?  What gives your life meaning? 


Many illnesses, even apparently minor ones, often reflect a lack of meaning and direction in life.  In these cases I often ask the patient if they would like to have some fun with a thought provoking exercise.  The exercise involves that they imagine they have died. I then ask that they write three eulogies that they would like to be read out at their own funeral.   One is written by a family member, a second by a work colleague and the third by a close personal friend.   It is an old strategy but an effective one.


Writing these eulogies helps them to focus and define what sort of person they want to be, what legacy they would like to leave and how they wish to be remembered.   Once they decide that then they may be inspired to start to live that life now.


Most people find it a challenging, revealing and changing exercise.  I still do.