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Something I felt lucky to find
Three myths that sabatoge your legacy
Links to articles and resources for you or your clients

Enjoy!

Susan

Some things are timeless

I recently went through a box that came from my parents' home. Buried inside was a collection of letters that my grandfather had written to my aunt when she was a young teenager, between 1935-1937. She surprised her father on his 80th birthday with a bound collection of those letters. On the topic of frienship, he wrote in part:

You have your own place to make and occupy among your companions...and that place will depend very largely on your attitude towards others and the spirit with which you enter into life and all its interests and activities.

Don't be critical of others, but try to realize they have the same problems as you have. Try to see their point of view and how it would all look to you, if you changed places with them.

A person can always be judged by the number of friends he has and by what they think of him. I would rather have a lot of fine friends than to have a lot of money.

She got these missives of loving support and advice from him between the ages of 12-14, and never threw them away. I won't throw them away either, but will share them as proof that certain things are timeless, no matter when they are written. What he said is as true today as it was then, and it always helps to be reminded, whatever your age!

You and/or your clients have timeless things to share, too. I can help make sure it happens.

Susan

Three Myths That Sabotage Your Legacy

When contemplating whether to document aspects of one's life, do you or any of your clients have any of these beliefs?

My life isn't that interesting
My kids/grandkids don't care about my stories
Its an ego trip

In this oldie but goodie article, my colleague Clemence Scouten counters these three common legacy-killing myths that sadly so often get in the way of documenting personal and family history, experiences, values, wisdom, intentions, meaning and love.

Coming up

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I'm honored to be the luncheon speaker at the American Bar Association Real Property and Estate Planning Section Conference in Las Vegas on May 1. The topic is: Legacy Conversations: introducing Clients to the Value of Ethical Wills and Letters of Wishes

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Past presentations

Even space ships create legacy letters

I loved this.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander completed its mission and feel silent on March 17, but not before sending a final message to all of us on earth and beyond.

Talk about timeless.

Good night friends. After sending our final bits of data, I will hold vigil on this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity's continued journey to the stars.

Here I will outlast all your mightiest rivers, your tallest mountains, and perhaps even your species as you know it. But it is remarkable that a species might be outlasted by its own ingenuity.

Here lies Blue Ghost, a testament to the team who, with the loving support of their families and friends, built and operation this machine and its payloads, to push the capabilities and knowledge of humanity one small step further.

Per aspera ad astra!

Love

Blue Ghost