Legacy Making

Legacy making is the process of reflecting on your life and creating something tangible to leave behind for your loved ones.

Honoring a Life: Legacy Making Gifts for Those Most Important to You

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5 Things to Know About Legacy Making

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5 Things to Know About Legacy Making
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1. Creating something tangible

Legacy making is reflecting on your life and creating something tangible to leave behind for your loved ones.

2. A creative, open process

There are no rules or restrictions in legacy making. Everything from art to photo albums, cookbooks, letters, autobiographies, and bursaries are possible.

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Senior joyful woman recording a video for her family explaining her vacation. Old photographer.

3. Fosters connection

Legacy making is about maintaining connection with someone while they are alive and after death. It is something that loved ones can return to year after year, for generations to come.

 

4. Life review

Life review can give a structure of questions to guide people through the memories of their life. People can gain a greater understanding and gratitude for their life story.

 

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tanzanian woman with snake print turban over hear working in fashion house.

5. Can be simple or complex

Legacy making could be something complex like writing the story of your life, but it could also be something simple like a handprint.

 

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