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.

Christine Martinello

I hope people say, ‘Christine was a loving person who inspired others to know that they were beloved, I hope they say, ‘She raised a loving family despite heart ache, and grief, cancer and great loss. She did not give up fighting the good fight. Read more >>>

Sonya McGuire

When I’m gone, the story people tell about me to be simple, yet powerful: Her greatest gift was love. I was a giver by nature if you didn’t have a shirt, I’d give you mine. If you didn’t have a place to stay, I’d help you find one… or open my own door to you. Read more >>>

Kevin Edwards

“I used to think my singing ability and books would be my legacy, but now I realize it’s so much bigger than that. My true legacy will be the lives I’ve impacted—the people who were encouraged, inspired, and uplifted by my music, my books, and my words. I hope I’m remembered for the difference I made and the influence I had on this earth.” Read more >>>

Kimyatta Brown

When it’s said and done, and I’m gone, I hope people see the potential I saw in “life”, and just decide to do it… Just know that I relied on God for every outcome. My story has to be, “it had to be God” leading her through life – but she had to decide to follow. Read more >>>

Kai Riviore

At the end of the day, the day is going to end. I hope that they understand that no matter the situation, in life’s confines I always tried. I never once stopped going for mine. Read more >>>