Legacy

This week's Write or Die prompt ties in super well with the post I wrote for tomorrow [ps look forward to my Blogging for Books post, finally] but it also gives me a lot of anxiety to think about. So here's what I'm going to do, I'm going to do a like, train of thought post. I know there's a word for it, but I can't think of it right now? OH stream of consciousness! Okay so it looks like I'm starting way up here. 

So this word means a lot to me, because I'm still Delta Gamma wired, I think "oh if I change my mind about kids, and have a daughter, she would be my little legacy!" sometimes thoughts like that make me consider having kids, then I deal with a teenager at Kroger and I'm back to the yeah, no chance bro school of thought. [side note. that confession is not an invitation to tell me that I will change my mind or tell me anything else about why I should have kids. it's not like I'm even close to that point in my life yet to begin with.] anyways

I touched on it a little last week, but what drives me is the need to leave the world a better place. I try my hardest to leave situations better than I find them. I try to go out of my way if someone does their job well [which sometimes people think is really weird. you should hear managers when I ask to speak to them because of a positive experience, they're always expecting to hear an angry customer..] I think it's important to say thank you and I love to send thank you cards. Sometimes for no reason. Sometimes just to say hello. [now that I'm thinking about it, would it be weird to send out Christmas cards just as myself? I really need to get a dog...

I'm still searching for my legacy. I don't know what it's going to be, but I have plenty of time to figure it out. Right now, I'll focus on what I'm good at and how I can use those skills, my personality, and my passions to make the world a better place. That's what I want my legacy to be. What do you want yours to be?
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17 comments :

  1. I am the same way, I just want to make the world a little brighter and show people how much they are loved and that they matter!

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  2. I wish more people were like us! good vibes all around!

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  3. It sounds to me like you're already leaving a legacy :) You never know how much your positive actions affect someone else. I know anytime I encounter an encouraging, kind person, it will literally alter my mood for several days. I will be more positive and hopeful about the world, and in turn, pay it forward.

    It's like a ripple effect.

    I'm so happy to get acquainted with people like you in the blogosphere! I wish the WODW ladies could lunch somehow ;-)

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  4. plus it's SUCH a better use of your time, you know? at least for me, it's so much easier to make someone's day better than to be negative. I drive people crazy sometimes because I'm always trying to find the silver lining. like if our server is a total pill? maybe they're having a rough day and if we're just nice and tip well, they'll be in a better mood for the next customer!


    I have learned, smiling at strangers can get you into trouble though. I gotta keep that one in check a little bit because I don't want to end up on next week's episode of Criminal Minds.......


    I WISH WE COULD ALL DO LUNCH TOO! I love how positive everyone is + how sweet all the comments are. Sorry I couldn't find a way to tie in pot to this post though, I even thought about it before hitting publish.... hahahah

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  5. I don't think there's anything wrong in trying to find the good in any situation. Sounds like you're making your own legacy. <3 I'll let you borrow my cat for Christmas cards. ;) haha

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  6. That is such a good deed, leaving positive feedback..

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  7. Kasey, I love this and I love positive people like you! I'm definitely much more of an Eeyore, but it absolutely brightens my day when someone has a kind word or goes out of their way to help. It absolutely makes the world a better place, one deed at a time, one person at a time. It's the ultimate Pay it Forward. :) Thanks so much for linking up!

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  8. One person can change your day and never underestimate what the power of being nice to one person does. I believe things do get paid forward in a beautiful ripple effect.

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  9. clearly you need to send out christmas cards....with minus.

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  10. OH MINUS THAT'S TOTALLY WHO SHOULD BE IN MY CHRISTMAS CARD!

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  11. it's a reward in itself, to make someone's day better, isn't it?

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  12. thanks so much for hosting + coming up with prompts that really make you think! I love it!!

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  13. and it's so easy. it's just as easy to tell someone they're doing a great job as it is to huff + puff about bad services

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  14. hahaha maybe I can borrow the roommates dog!

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  15. I am a big thank you card sender as well. Nothing is better than sending those little suckers out! And you can most certainly send out Christmas cards. I sent them out many years with just me...no spouse, no animals, no kids. Noone ever complained about getting them :)

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  16. I might just do it! I do have an old picture of me with Santa!! I really love thank you notes, I couldn't even explain why I like them so much.

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