I have had a serious issue with migraines my entire life. They tend to come more frequently when I’m heavily involved in projects and dealing with stressful situations around me. I’ve had my share of medical treatments and drugs and for the most part, as I have gotten older, I’ve gotten it under control. 2020 has made it resurface in a way that only another sufferer would understand.
We are 26 days away from the end of this year. People are wishing it away as if on January 1st, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. a switch will be flipped, and life will be grand. I know better than to assume that. This has been the most interesting year of my life. The highs were highs and the lows nearly broke me. The great thing is, I’m still standing.
So many people have lost their lives this year and I don’t know if there was ever a true mourning period given the fast and furious succession of the losses. Not all losses were so deeply personal and close to home but there have been a few that have rocked me to my core and made me investigate a future where they will not be there. It changes you and makes you look at your own life and wonder what have you done to make an impact on this world?
Everyday I look around and see history in the making. We are part of a story unfolding that will be told for generations to come and I wonder, how do you want to be remembered? What impact are you making now on the world, or even your own family and is it going to leave a positive or negative legacy for those to hear about long after you are gone?
2020 is a year no one will EVER forget. It is the start of a new decade. It is the year of a global pandemic. It is the year of an unprecedented presidential election along with subsequential state and local elections attached. It is the year we watched a black man murdered on video by a cop and said, ENOUGH, and began to fight systemic racism in a whole new form. 2020 is not your average year. It has caused you to review everything about yourself and about your life and make changes. Some were forced and others were voluntary. Death, hunger, and homelessness decided to show up in a major way when it has been here all along. It forced us to look at ourselves as individuals and decide who we are and who we want to be.
In 2020, did you do anything to fight systemic racism? Whether you are Black, Brown, or other, as a decent human being, seeing video after video, was it too much for you? HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? Did you participate in any of the local or state elections? Your vote matters. What happens to this country matters. Are you okay with the choices being decided for you or did you try and have your voice heard? HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? Have you worn your mask, washed your hands and practiced social distancing to keep not only yourself but those that you love safe during this global pandemic which is real? Or do you believe it’s a hoax and people are dying/disappearing so that the government can get more money? HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED? Have you reached out to help a neighbor/friend/stranger, who may be struggling, perhaps they lost their job or need a little extra food to get by? Maybe you are the one who needs a helping hand. Have you told anyone and not suffered in silence? HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?
Standing on the sidelines ignoring the obvious hurt and pain of others is not an option. We are in this together. Even if you are in your own pain. I started this out by mentioning my migraines. I suffer and some days they are bad. Truth is, I would rather have a migraine, than a broken heart. I could not in my good conscience sit by and do nothing in 2020, 2021 and beyond when there is so much to be done. I know I can’t do everything, and that is why I have a team around me for the big stuff. I just don’t ever want to look back over my life and think, wow, I had the opportunity to make a difference, and I didn’t. Sometimes, all it takes is a phone call to check in on someone.
What’s your legacy going to be? How do you want to be remembered? Will you be complacent, or will you get involved?
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3 replies on “How Do You Want to Be Remembered?”
I pray my life’s work will be remembered because I have done something so extraordinary while here, others will pick up the mantle to keep pressing forward. Only time will tell. I will say this, I have always tried to be impactful and authentic in all that I do. If I have been effective, someone would say they have been blessed for having known me and my Father will say, well done daughter…enter in.
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Truthfully, 2020 has been the weirdest year I’ve been through yet. I’ve too had some incredible blessings, but then had some heartbreaking losses. Through it all, i would want to be remembered as the woman who never gave up.
PS: if i had to choose a moment in 2020 that stood out for me was participating in Black Lives Matter movements & happily submitting my vote for the next president. Having a voice is very important. I hope that inspires someone because two years ago i would’ve shyly sat on the sidelines.