Leave a Legacy Behind
After cremation, which is one of the cremation services offered in Tallahassee, FL, our families will be left with more than just the things we owned and the money we accumulated. While we may have amassed a lot of things and great wealth during our time on earth, they will not last as a legacy. They are finite and they will eventually be no more at some point down the road.
What we leave that will last is our examples, which are made up of our values and principles – the things we lived by and for throughout our time here. So, when we think about leaving a legacy behind, we need to think about what we want to make sure that our descendants can learn from and take from and pass on from our lives.
How do we demonstrate our values and principles in how we live so that our families can see what was most important to us and what we hope they will embrace, make their own, and continue?
One way we can do this is by showing unwavering support for things and causes that we believe in. This can be our faith, our commitment to serving other people, both in our communities and beyond, or holding fundraisers for something that matters to us, such as fighting a disease or condition, assisting community volunteer services like firefighting or emergency services, or helping people have access to educational opportunities.
Some people create foundations or scholarships before they die, with the legal condition that their heirs continue to actively support and financially contribute to them after they die. We don’t have to have a huge fortune to do something like this, and it is a great way to make sure that our descendants share this part of our legacy.
Another way that we can demonstrate our values and our principles is by sharing the gifts we’ve been given with others. Some people not only love to cook or bake, but they also love to share what they’ve cooked or baked with others. Some people are very good listeners and encouragers, so they regularly visit with or call people who need someone to listen and who need to be encouraged.
Some people are gifted musicians, so they freely share that gift with people who may be homebound or people in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Other people use their gifts to volunteer in the community. They may donate time each week to helping students in after-school programs, coaching athletic teams, working in the local library, or performing a service for their church congregation.
We live in a society that is increasingly becoming selfish – and stingy – with time and money. We are surrounded by people who look through or avoid need right in front of them because they’re unwilling to share anything, whether they have a little or a lot, with anyone else.
In fact, a recent article in Psychology Today explained the phenomenon of people who have less being much more likely to share what they had with others than people who have more. Create a legacy of seeing those in need, caring about those in need, and sharing with those in need no matter how much or how little you have to pass on to those you leave behind when you die.
For information about cremation services offered in Tallahassee, FL, our caring and knowledgeable staff at Lifesong Funerals & Cremations is here to assist you. You can visit our funeral home at 20 S. Duval St., Quincy, FL 32351, or you can call us today at (850) 627-1111.
