subject: Maintaining a Family Legacy with a Heartwill [print this page] It is one of the most basic human desiresIt is one of the most basic human desires. That is the desire to be remembered. The immortality that is possible only through the memories we leave for our loved ones.
There is something undeniable about the family bond. There is something irreplaceable about the love and support of family. And while no one can live forever, the new technology and innovative thinking of the websites like MyHeartWill, allows for you to live for eternity in the minds and hearts of your children and grandchildren.
It is a sad truth that most people don't think about their family legacy until it is too late. But there is not reason to start thinking of the legacy you are leaving now. The way you act, the way you talk-- the morals you demonstrate for your children. These are all part of the family legacy. When we take the time to reexamine our own lives, and ask ourselves the tough questionsis this how I would want to be remembered? We realize that the legacy we are leaving starts in the here and now.
For most of us, our family legacy starts while sitting at the dinner table. It's the conversations we have with our children about the everyday activities. Our legacy is letting them see how we treat others when we walk outside our home, and how we speak of them when we are inside our home. Family legacies start with turning off the television and taking your children to the park instead. Planning a picnic at the beach or a golf outing. Both are the quintessential building blocks of strong memories to give to our children.
It is through this kind of interaction, this sharing and bonding of generations, that family legacies are built. And, when you have the opportunity, even after your passing, to remind your children of those things to have your family legacy mapped out on a site like MyHeartWill, where they can see clearly the impact you made over a lifetime of caringthat is the way a family legacy becomes the family biography.
