There are many words in the English language I love...choc-o-late, poppet, wine, luxurious, pastry, decadent, smothered, passion, etc, Mine mostly have to to with food, either preparing it or eating it. Thats a whole other blog.
A word that grabs me by the collar and slaps me in the face is LEGACY. It is a thinking/action word. There is responsibility in it. It is directly linked to what I do today. Opposed to a feeling word like Love. Although I know Love is a choice (because there are many a days that I have to choose to love some people) but it is also tied in with so many "feelings".
Leaving a positive Legacy is a decision.
I often picture my life at the end (very Hollywood) and play it backwards. What do I see? What do I want to see?
Today I went to a farewell assembly for a teacher at my wee ones primary school. She has only been at the school for 3 years but it was apparent that the impact she has made on students, parent and staff alike was a testimony to the word Legacy. She left a Miss B imprint on them. In a few months most people will have forgotten her and moved on but there will be a handful or several handfuls of people who will always have the touch of her on their life. It will have molded them in a way that no one else could have.
It is living outside of ourselves and beyond ourselves.
For me, I don't really know her, I have probably only said about 20 words to her in my life. I know Master 6 had a run in with her at school one day. She is the only teacher that has ever "told him off" and he was gutted!
What I am thankful for is that she showed me through her leaving how we can give and be richer for it.
Thats the legacy I choose.
