Your Legacy of Words

When my grandmother died and I was asked to give her eulogy I had in my possession one of her Bibles. In the margins of that Bible she had written several things: words of wisdom take-away points from some sermon or another personal exclamations. In addition to that Bible I also have several recipe cards written in her sometimes-unsure script. These relics are precious; they are more valuable than a priceless antique or an original Monet. I am happy to have them. What I don't have are her stories-those stories she would tell after dinner or while she was stringing beans or sewing-those stories that would pass on to me the beliefs values and experiences that had shaped her life. I cherish the few pieces of her story that remain and I long for more. Ultimately whether the writing you do in response to this Legacy of Words Workbook is done for your own benefit or you plan to pass these words on to someone else what you are committing to do is leave just a little more of yourself behind.