Have you done any work on your obituary recently? I don’t mean writing it ahead of time, as some people do, leaving humorous or poignant messages to be published upon their deaths. I’m talking about working on things that matter now. The way you live today will determine what your family will write about and talk about after you have died.
I’ve got a lot of living to do yet. I still have many dreams and goals for my life, my marriage, my family, and my work. But I am also aware that the years ahead of me are fewer than the ones behind me. So I need to be intentional about how I live in the time that remains. How will those you leave behind tell your story? When I leave this world, my story—like yours—will be told largely through 5 T’s. Consider them with me, and see how your obituary is shaping up.
