With 2007 wrapping up, we start turning our thoughts to the New Year, and what we want to accomplish in 2008. I'd like to suggest that you give some thought to writing your obituary. Not for the purpose of publishing, let's hope, but for the purpose of self-assessment. The act of reflecting on your life will have a profound effect on your future.
This should take some time, some contemplation, and although not easy, it is a powerful act of accepting and embracing who you are, what you have accomplished, how you want to be remembered, and what you want to do in 2008 in order to make your life and your obit as meaningful as possible. Next year and every year you will be able to update what you have written, and you will see change and growth. Someday, people will read it, and because you wrote it, they will feel your presence when they read it and recognize your voice when they hear to it. Not a bad thing to do for those who care about you.
I learned about this exercise from Nora Cedarwind Young, a pagan priestess. Her website is:
www.thresholdsoflife.org. Thank you Nora. Don't forget to leave this obituary with your letter of instruction, in a plastic bag in the refrigerator, just in case. When you do this, I hope you are able to look back on your life with satisfaction. If not, then as they say, there is no time like the present. Make your history now.
