Jan 24 2009
Our Legacy is in the Memories We Leave with Others
So far, I’ve been having a pleasant Saturday morning. I slept in, which is something I always appreciate because I tend to be working on so many projects, I never get enough sleep. After checking email and puttering for a bit, my partner and I took the dog for a walk at Easton Town Center and bought Starbucks. I’m sitting here now starting to work on projects and noticed the quote on my Starbucks cup:
The way we get to live forever is through memories stored in the hearts and souls of those whose lives we touch. That’s our soul print. It’s our comfort, our emotional nourishment at the end of the day and the end of a life. How wonderful that they are called up at will and savored randomly. It seems to me we should spend our lives in a conscious state of creating these meaningful moments that live on. Memories matter. –Leeza Gibbons Television and radio personality
I found this to be a beautiful thought and an inspirational goal. I’ve talked before on this blog about my concept of the Queer Spirit and remembering those that have passed on. I think this quote really catches a lot of the essence of what I’ve been saying. It also strikes me that some people do naturally live their lives in a way that they are consciously creating meaningful moments that will outlive them. Several years ago, the Between the Worlds community lost a member, Crystal Bear. I presided over one of several remembrances for him in our spiritual community. It also struck me how deeply his loss was felt because of the beautiful memories of him that people held in their hearts. He’s still remembered today and its not unusual for people to mention him at Between the Worlds.
The last two sentences of this quote really captured me. It’s important to live in a conscious state of creating meaningful memories. That’s how we live on. It’s the energy we give to the Queer Spirit and its what prompts others to remember us. It struck me that each person that has been a positive force in our community has on some level consciously created these meaningful memories. It’s a goal I will strive for and I hope that you’ll make it part of your spiritual practice. Start today, set time aside to be with a friend, a loved one or members of your community and spend time making a beautiful memory. Someday it will be your memorial.
