09/15/2024
*Reflection Time*
The only awful thing about dying is that when your heart stops, your memory goes too. Memories are for the ones that we leave behind. So, what memories are you leaving behind? What are the impacts you are making on people’s lives?
It’s so sad that most people think that when we talk about impact,we mean how many people we give money. Do not be among them that think until you give them money, you’re not making impacts on their lives.
Everyone on earth has a destined time to exit. When? Where? or how that happens, we do not know. The people that carry on your memories matter a lot. Some of the people that surround you today are there because of what you can offer ( money). Once you die, there’s nothing to be remembered about you.
Memories you want to leave behind should be carried on and live on even when you’re no more.that should be positive ones as well.
Building strong relationships can improve a person’s happiness, satisfaction with life and mental/physical health. That is a positive impact.
Choose to be kind in your words, actions and attitudes,show empathy. 50 years after you are gone, let people see your children and say to them; oh! your father was a kind man, oh! your mother was an honest woman. That is a positive impact.
Look for little ways to spread joy and/or help others,let someone who looks to be in a hurry move in front of you while waiting at the grocery store. Your kids and others around are watching you and they will do the same whenever they have to. That too is a positive impact.
One day, I was about to enter a restaurant but then I looked back and saw two aged couple moving towards the same restaurant. So, I opened the door and held it for them to go in first.after we all got in,the woman moved closer to me and said “ the next time you talk to your momma,tell her she did a great job raising you.” We both smiled.😊
Lastly, never live your life to impress people, you should bear in mind that not everyone should like/love you. You should be loved naturally, do not fight to be loved. It’s okay for people to say that you’re a bad person, you don’t need to prove that you’re nice. Just make sure that what your conscience says about you when you hear it is acceptable. How long do we live on earth that we should depend on/seek people’s approval to live our best?
*It is not about being impressive.
*It is not about becoming a celebrity.
*Know when you are loved.
*Know where you are loved.
*Be smart enough to read people’s actions and behaviors towards you.
*Be real, do not torture yourself to become who you are not.
*Composed with love by me. ❤️
