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What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?

We wake up, get work, go back home and rinse and repeat – or at least it feels that way sometimes. In truth, there are a million moments in between where we interact with others and we can’t help but wonder what folks will think about us once we aren’t showing up, perhaps once we are gone. Some very thoughtful members of the community share their thoughts on this with us below.

Tara Krauss

I hope my life’s messages resonate long after I’m gone: ‘enjoy the little things’ and ‘the journey is the destination.’ These gems guide my days, weeks and years. Life is a compilation of moments. I deliberately choose what fills my days as those things will ultimately create my life. Read more>>

L.R. Braden

As an author, my stories are my legacy. I hope that the books I put into the world will continue to entertain and enlighten long after I’m gone. Those are the stories I want people to talk about. Stories of acceptance and bravery. Stories of magic and mystery hidden among the mundane. Read more>>

Alexa Hesse

When I think about the story I hope people tell about me when I’m gone, I hope they remember my warmth and my ability to truly connect. Read more>>

Graham Northrup

I think the story I’d hope people tell about me when I’m gone is that I gave people something to aspire to. That through my films, they got a sense of who I was, not just as a storyteller, but as a person. Read more>>

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