What legacy do you want to leave?

Daily | October 23rd, 2008 by Danielle LaPorte

Your descendants shall gather your fruits. – Virgil

Carrie says: I would like to pass down beauty. In wedding dresses I designed, ideas created, words shared, gifts given and time spent with loved ones.

Danielle says: Sizzling realism in every form of media – especially books, books, books! Conscious birthing and parenting inspiration. Effective philanthropy. A child who fully lives his freedom. Kick ass dance moves.

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Jody 10/23/2008 12:47 AM 1 point
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Inspired education. You can achieve anything if you have the motive, we just need to help people find what motivates them in the areas they want to achieve in. High self esteem for all young women, you are worth it and you are beautiful!

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 10/23/2008 01:07 AM 1 point
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A legacy that says, I mattered. I was here on the planet and did something worth referring to.

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Storyteller 10/23/2008 01:16 AM 1 point
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I would like to be a part of the Christian Sexual Revolution.

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 10/23/2008 01:38 AM 1 point
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What the hell is that?

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weezie 10/23/2008 05:45 AM 1 point
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Ditto???

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Pema 10/23/2008 07:15 AM 1 point
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woo hoo! is that sexual expression without the guilt?
or.... is it a refurbished morality code?

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Storyteller 10/23/2008 04:57 PM 1 point
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Both, Pema, well put! I could write a few novels about this subject, Linda and Weezie and welcome your views...I find in my experience: sex is both under rated and over rated in our society. I think Christianity could be very healing and informing for those suffering from unhealthy sexuality - the Bible is ripe with excellent advice and examples of loving sexuality - take Song Of Solomon for starters - but instead, in my experience, the Christian culture is rather "mum" about sensuality and short on celebrating healthy expressions of sexuality. It's a real shame.

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lotusleenie 10/26/2008 07:58 PM 1 point
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Check out Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Lessons for Transforming Evil in Soul and Society by Matthew Fox "In our times a new creation story and a new cosmology have vastly expanded the meaning of flesh..." This book presents a new theology that re-evaluates fundamental Christian methods of perceiving spirit and flesh by denying any hard and fast distinction between the two. Even more radically, Fox denies that goodness and sinfulness can be cleanly distinguished. Following to its logical conclusion Thomas Aquinas's belief that sin is misdirected love, Fox describes parallels between the Seven Deadly Sins of Christianity and the seven chakras of Eastern traditions--how, for example, even the ugliest expressions of lust are, at their root, corrupt expressions of a God-given desire for union with another. In this regard, Fox quotes the German mystic Meister Eckhart: "Everything praises God. Darkness, privations, defects, and evil praise God and bless God." Sins of the Spirit is so complex and ambitious that its structure and language often become knotty and abstruse; however, Fox always returns to his central goal, "to ground our sense of sinfulness--and of awe--in the body." For this reason, Sins of the Spirit is a landmark of popular contemporary writing about Christian theology. It points the way to a time when we might learn to live out our confession that God's incarnation is the reason for our faith. --Michael Joseph Gross -- Culled from Amazon.com

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Tamar 10/23/2008 02:07 AM 1 point
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l would like to live a legacy of freedom in body mind and spirit, a legacy of kindeness and sharing for no reason, a legacy of dreaming and playing big, taking risks and enjoying the fruits! .

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Tamar 10/23/2008 02:10 AM 1 point
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OMG... can you add a spell check to this part of the site...?

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Steve Harvey 10/23/2008 10:20 AM 1 point
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FYI - If you use Firefox as your browser, it comes standard with a built in spell check...even as you type. Just Google Firefox! Saved my butt many times.

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ellabobella 10/23/2008 04:59 AM 1 point
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Joy.

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Jamie 10/23/2008 05:33 AM 1 point
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I'm creating an Inclusion Revolution and a big piece of that is spreading the word that art belongs to everybody!

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Caren 10/23/2008 09:44 AM 1 point
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Part of my legacy is that my 23 year old son can sit in front of a masterpiece for an hour to just be in joy. He loves Dali and Escher especially as well as his friend's work. Both my sons enjoy all the fine arts and musical composition. My legacy is that we can all have different opinions and still spread appreciation and magical fun..

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Leah Graves 10/23/2008 05:43 AM 1 point
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I would like to say I leave the ability to give back to the community. I volunteer for Mass Audubon and help with their programs that educate children on wildlife preservation, farm life, and understanding the natural world around you. I don't have kids of my own so it allows me a chance to help the young ones.

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Wazzy 10/23/2008 05:48 AM 1 point
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I would like for whoever comes after me to know what it is to love someone unconditionally. Love for animals, nature, and "play".

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Cindy - Creative Classic 10/23/2008 06:14 AM 1 point
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I would like to start an Independent Thought movement because too many people don't know how to think for themselves and make choices without the racket from society, parents, religious organizations, etc.... I would also like to leave behind several great screenplays that deal with themes that I care about and that were made into movies.

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Jess 10/23/2008 06:25 AM 1 point
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Tough question! Haha I had to think about it on my walk.
I want to leave a legacy of making ppl feel loved for who they are. I want people to feel less judged, more accepted.
Because I want ppl to love me, mistakes and all, so I try to adopt the same policy.
Yeah...I think that's it :)

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invisible.bees 10/23/2008 06:28 AM 1 point
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I'd like to leave behind a flutter of gardens, a growing community of passionate and compassionate gardeners (literally and metaphorically), and know that I've helped people heal through physical, emotional and all-in-all creative expression that's been inspired by their work and play in gardens.

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emilycline 10/23/2008 06:47 AM 1 point
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(I had to look up the meaning of legacy! agh!)
To my son -- live his life in creative, free and truth.
My husband -- to love more openly, with passionate abandon. Daily.
My friends -- to cry more and fall on the floor laughing.
For the world -- altruistic love. -- And the ability to see Barack Obama's inspiring brilliance without fear.

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Licarrit 10/23/2008 06:51 AM 1 point
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I've really been struggling with this lately! I am a mother of a young daughter so I would like to leave her with self confidence and self-knowledge first and foremost. I work as a medical research technician and we have published fundamental work in how cells move throughout the body to fight disease and how to develop treatments for MS that don't compromise the body's ability to care for itself. While these are important things and I am glad to be part of them, they are not essentially mine. I don't want my tombstone to read: WIFE, MOTHER, GOOD SPORT. I guess I need to honor the bold part of my Refined Bold statement a little more.

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Amy Guth 10/23/2008 07:13 AM 1 point
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I would love to be an example of boundaries pushed and limits not accepted, philanthropy done by anyone in any circumstances, and of having left the world better than I found it.

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Pema 10/23/2008 07:15 AM 1 point
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i want to be a part of the revolution of personal accountability: thinking, growing, planning for oneself in a bigger, sustainable whole... local farms and perma-culture, instead of agri-biz, non-genetically manipulated nutrients, rather than frankenfood, self-care and intuitive wellness, rather than stepford-like dependence on a drug-induced medical system, the collective wealth that community health generates.

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Daniel Gibbons 10/23/2008 07:20 AM 1 point
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Collectively I'd like us all to leave the world in better shape for our children than it was when we found it.

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ChaseLisbeth 10/23/2008 07:42 AM 1 point
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A legacy of truth, authenticity, gentleness and grace.

This means I have some work to do. Thanks for posing the question.

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Diane 10/23/2008 07:58 AM 1 point
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I'd like to leave behind the sense that we can do or be anything we want as long as we don't let our own misgivings get in the way. we all make mistakes, not everything works the way we'd like it to the first time, but if we keep dusting ourselves off and trying again, we can all do amazing, amazing things. i'd like to impact people in a way that we accept ourselves more (flaws and all), accept others, and dare to be who we really want to be.

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cdemollerat 10/23/2008 08:07 AM 1 point
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Two beautiful children who grow up, hopefully, to be bright, accomplished, loving, HAPPY adults who follow their passions. Also, a body of work (artwork that is....) that I can feel proud of and that maybe, hope upon hope, people deem worth talking about, collecting, remembering......

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kerrymac 10/23/2008 08:13 AM 1 point
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My children will be my legacy, my masterpieces...I put so much time and nurturing into them knowing they will be amazing spiritaul, giving men one day. I also want to have a legacy of helpinig others to find their creativity, the art within them. Leaving some wonderful words behind for others to read and learn from one day would also make me quite happy.
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Colette 10/23/2008 08:17 AM 1 point
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What is Conscious birthing?

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Kelly 10/23/2008 08:18 AM 1 point
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Yesterday a colleague emailed the following to me - "I'm not understating the fact that we all truly appreciate you helping us make a difference". Inspiring others to get involved and make a difference, that is what I'd like for my legacy.

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Kathleen 10/23/2008 08:21 AM 1 point
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Carrie,
You do share beauty with the world - that's how I think of you.

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CarrieM 10/23/2008 09:48 AM 1 point
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Thank's, you made my day!

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dana joy 10/23/2008 08:46 AM 1 point
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a life authentic and inspired all documented in my journals since age 14!

some form of proof that I loved and gave back to the world.

an amazing piece of art whether it be a book or a show I created and performed.

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Susie Hutchinson 10/23/2008 09:17 AM 1 point
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For my daughter- kindness, fearlessness, passion, and most of all dream and live big.

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Ellen 10/23/2008 09:46 AM 1 point
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A legacy of strong, powerful, aware women who LIVE their lives.

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MoJo 10/23/2008 09:57 AM 1 point
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A deeply examined, thoughtfully expressed, consciously lived life, in whatever form that may take. A resilient, independently minded, exploring daughter. A string of personal inspirations to anyone who is open to receiving them, through philanthropy, words and witnessing others' journeys...

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homedotmade 10/23/2008 10:08 AM 1 point
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Whenever I hear the word 'legacy' I am always reminded of the song "Legacy" by Nicole Nordeman. The chorus really speaks to me and what I hold dear.

I want to leave a legacy
How will they remember me
Did I choose to love?
I point to You
Enough to make a mark on things
I want to leave an offering
Child of mercy and grace who blessed Your name unapologetically
I want to leave a legacy

It may sound like a cop-out, but I have always loved this. So much so that I have it hanging on the wall of my studio space.

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colleenoverman 10/23/2008 10:32 AM 1 point
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A dream liver. One who discovered how to truly live happily on the path of their dreams.

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Karen 10/23/2008 10:38 AM 1 point
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I would like to leave a legacy of children who are free to be children when they are young, who understand the value of a dollar when they are older, and who act on their convictions. I wish to leave a legacy of a piece of this earth being a little more beautiful because of something I have done, be it a garden or a donated dollar.

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Constance 10/23/2008 10:43 AM 1 point
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Love for each other; for animals; for reading; for astrology. Kindness to self and others.

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Steve Harvey 10/23/2008 11:09 AM 1 point
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A life by example which will inspire those to dance to the beat of their own drum with complete consideration of the people around them...selfless individuality (geez, that sounds complicated!). A few good recipes.

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alligator_kate 10/23/2008 11:16 AM 1 point
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What I do, try to do, and want to do more of is to illuminate paths to unity, to feeling at-one-ness for others. Create plays, stories, and poems to feed the spirit, laugh, feel, and question. Deepen connections to nature, create/maintain community gardens, re-honor and protect the earth I find myself inhabiting, as well inspire others to do the same.

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Michelle 10/23/2008 12:16 PM 1 point
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A lineage of compassion, community and care.

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etalerman 10/23/2008 12:28 PM 1 point
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I hope my legacy will be a small army of friends, young and old who have felt enriched and nurtured by our association.

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Celise 10/23/2008 12:57 PM 1 point
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Entertaining and life escaping young adult fiction books and love and loyalty of family and friends.

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Ava 10/23/2008 01:07 PM 1 point
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inspiration, love, beauty, reverence for the world and for experiencing life

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rock girl 10/23/2008 01:09 PM 1 point
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JUSTICE.

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Kristen 10/23/2008 02:28 PM 1 point
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KINDNESS.....I pray for my sons to show kindness to everyone they meet.....as I do.

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Catharine - Bohemian Classic 10/23/2008 05:00 PM 1 point
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I thought about this all day, and I think I would say that I would like to leave behind the gifts of imagination and empathy: stories, words and images that spoke of things true and beautiful and helped others to "step in another's shoes," and the inspiration to others to look at their lives and experiences and see opportunities for art and imagination. I would like to help others cultivate and nurture their creativity, and leave behind the fruits of my own labors and hope people find something inspiring in them.

Oh, and I would also like to entertain people in some way or another!

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Traci 10/24/2008 01:13 PM 1 point
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I hope to leave in my wake a small army of people who, at least in part because of our relationhsip, have a strong sense of self worth, love, compassion, empathy, and a rockin' great attitude. I don't care in the least whether or not they know it was due to our relationship...I just want the people I love to be confident in putting the self that I know to be so amazing forward into the world. Because the world will be better for it.

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Vanessa Rae 11/15/2008 09:15 AM 1 point
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I would like to leave a legacy of family traditions, a cozy and creative home, wisdom for my children and a life that serves as an inspiring example of what truly matters.

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Your descendants shall gather your fruits. – Virgil

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