“If you had a gift to give to the world, a legacy of some kind to leave behind you, what would it be? I have thought a lot about this very question for myself and I will revisit this in a year and see if it is the same. But for now:
What I would consider my legacy to be would be my awareness of two things. My first Awareness that I would tell people about, that I would leave as my legacy, would be that we are all ONE, completely connected, made of the same stuff and despite our separation and differences, humans are really Many parts of One. I honor and celebrate this awareness by wearing a white plastic bracelet that has the word ONE embossed on it. This bracelet is from a great organization called One.org that works to eliminate hunger and aids from Africa and the planet. I wear the bracelet because it constantly reminds me that we are ONE.
The second awareness I would leave with the world are my ideas and understandings of God and the fact that God is so much more, so more beautiful, so much more awe-inspiring than we can ever imagine.
Oh, and perhaps, there really is one more thing... and that is that all is well with my soul and with the world. In spite of all that happens that we judge good or bad, positive or negative, that all really is O.K.
What is the gift that you would leave, your legacy, to the world?”
How do I feel about this as the legacy to leave now, just over a year later? I guess I pretty well agree with it except I feel like leaving a legacy just isn’t that important any longer. I know that I won’t be leaving a negative legacy and that is the most important thing for me.
We are Many Parts of One. God is so much more, so much more beautiful, so much more awe-inspiring than we can ever imagine, and all is well with my soul and the world. How about you, again I ask, what will your legacy be? Can you say all is well with the world and my soul?
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