Have you given any thought about writing you life sentence. This is a legacy exercise that summarizes your life work that you want to leave behind. In the words of that great theologian Tim McGraw; “I went sky diving; I went rocky mountain climbing; I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fumanchu. And I loved deeper, and I spoke sweeter, And I gave forgiveness I’d been denying.” And he said, “Someday I hope you get the chance To live like you were dying.” (Song: Live Like You Were Dying).
Sociologist, Anthony Campolo talks about a study in which fifty people over the age of ninety-five were asked one question: If you could live your life over again, what would you do differently?” The question was open-ended, and people’s answers were varied. However, THREE themes consistently emerged:
I would reflect more
I would take more risks
I would do more things that would live on after I am dead
In the book Tuesday’s With Morrie, there are some perspectives on writing a life sentence.
Life is Brief – Billy Graham once stated that we cannot fully appreciate life until we understand that one day it will be taken from us.
Life is Difficult – The difficult thing about life is that it is daily!
Life is A Book – I highly encourage you to purchase the book; The Greatest Story Ever Told. You will be shocked to discover the pages are blank. You see, your life is a book and the greatest story that can be told is about your life. Start writing!
Life Compounds – There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end, the choice you make, makes you.
Priorities For Our Life Sentence
Today, Live Life Fully – Make your life a mission not an intermission.
Today, Live Thankfully – Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it is still a gift.
Today, Live Faithfully
Today, Live Thoughtfully
When you are eighty, sitting on that porch rocking, and looking back on your life, how will you feel? You won’t have to answer to anybody but yourself…not your parents or your spouse or your business associates. What did you do with this gift of living? It will be an important question to you then. So you should make it an important question now.
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