Legacy

Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present and Building the Future with Traditions

Laura Munts | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Mark Calinksy, Grieving Children, Family Traditions, Traditions, Rituals, Christmas, Mommy's Light Lives On, Holiday Traditions, Mary Murphycustoms, Legacy, Loss of a Parent, Parenting Advice, Family, Parents News

Traditions enable us to honor the past, celebrate the present and provide a legacy for the future. Not only a source of enjoyment, they serve as the glue that keeps families united.

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Take Time to Make This Day a Memorial Day

Rachael Freed | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Tradition, Holidays, Names, Legacy, Memorial Day, Legacy-Writing, Family, Mindful Living, Memorial Day 2012, Honoring Veterans, Honor, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Traditionally Memorial Day is to honor the memories of those we've lost, particularly those who sacrificed their lives in military service for our country.

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Baby Boomers Say They'd Rather Inherit Stories Than Possessions: Study

Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Revocable-Living-Trust, Baby Boomers, Wills, Living Will, Estates and Wills, Inheritance, Inheritance Baby Boomers Huffington, Estate Planning and Wills, Legacy, Estate Planning, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America Family Stories, Fifty News

In her book Storytelling & the Art of Imagination, author Nancy Mellon writes, "Storytelling gives us love and courage for life ... storytelling puts ...

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We Are the Company - and Books - We Keep

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Success, Creativity, Changethis, Business Success, Personal Growth, Innovation Guru, Personal Development, Jeff DeGraff, University of Michigan, Competing Values Framework, Innovation, Legacy, Business, Career Success, Jeffrey DeGraff, Books News

I was recently asked by an authority figure in fashionable red pumps to tidy up my library. I can only assume this is the first step of a more serious intervention. You see, I have a little problem with books. I'm addicted to them.

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Legacy Blessings: Honoring Our Mothers on Mother's Day

Rachael Freed | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Spiritual Living, Mothers Day, Spiritual Practice, Ethical Will, Mothers and Daughters, Legacy, Mother's Day, Healthy Living News

This Mother's Day, each of us -- with our unique and complicated relationships with our mothers -- has the privilege and the obligation to articulate our honoring and revering in a legacy letter.

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'Revenge' Scoop: Who Will Pay The Ultimate Price?

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Revenge Abc, TV Canada, Revenge Finale, Video, Emily Van Camp, Mike Kelley, Revenge Legacy, Abc, Revenge, Legacy, Slideexpand, Revenge Flashbacks, TV News

Bring on the vengeance, the flashbacks and the answers. As we near the season finale of "Revenge," which airs May 23, creator Mike Kelley gave som...

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Woman's Unexpected Million-Dollar Legacy

Carolyn Anderson | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Self-Improvement, Marathon, Death, Legacy, Personal Legacy, Activism, Gps-Soul, Mindfulness, Personal Impact, Volunteerism, Contributions, Memories, Impact, Healthy Living News

Although it is a morbid exercise, I want you to think about what your obituary will read one day. What words will people use to describe you and how will you remembered?

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Legacy: Making a Difference

Rachael Freed | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Moby Dick, Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible, World Book Night, Legacy, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Ethical Will, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

Whether you're the original creator of a legacy gift or you volunteer to be but a tiny cog in a great project, you can make a difference in others' lives.

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The Art of Growing Old

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Success, Creativity, Changethis, Business Success, Personal Growth, Innovation Guru, Personal Development, Jeff DeGraff, University of Michigan, Competing Values Framework, Innovation, Legacy, Business, Career Success, Aging Gracefully, Healthy Living News

While we know that various types of creative endeavors and play are essential to the cognitive development of children, there is considerable debate among researchers as to whether these benefits are ongoing and extend to the elderly.

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Planting Seeds and Legacy

Rachael Freed | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Planting Trees, Nelson Henderson, Legacy, Edna Groves, Spiritual Practice, Legacy-Writing, Superior National Forest, Spiritual Development, Legacies, Wisdom, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

Why do we plant seeds, saplings and seedlings with hope in our hearts each spring? Why do we relish harvesting in autumn? We plant in order to harvest -- not just for the moment but to preserve and nurture the future.

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MacGyvering Our Way Out of the Creativity Crisis

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Success, Creativity, Changethis, Business Success, Personal Growth, Innovation Guru, Personal Development, Jeff DeGraff, Competing Values Framework, Innovation, Legacy, Business, Career Success, Mind, Healthy Living News

Innovation is mostly about seeing what others miss, connecting the dots and taking purposeful action. To do so, we must intentionally look in our blind spots.

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Legacy Writing: Transitions

Rachael Freed | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: William Bridges, Transition, Rachel Naomi Remen, Legacy, Legacy Writing, Spiritual Practice, Ethical Will, Spirituaity, Spirit, Healthy Living News

We are always in some kind of transition of our ideas, in our personal lives, in our relationships, in the seasons of the year and in our country's public life and the world.

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Joyriding With Ayn Rand

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Creativity, Changethis, Business Success, Personal Development, Jeff DeGraff, Innovation, Legacy, Jeffrey DeGraff, Business, Career Success, Success, Innovation Guru, Personal Growth, Competing Values Framework, Corazon Aquino, University of Michigan. Ayn Rand, Books News

I didn't get a good look at the driver but I did spot the unmistakable Ducks Unlimited decal and a bumper sticker that read, "Ayn Rand Was Right." I wondered, "right about what?"

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What Legacy Do You Want to Build in 2012?

Karma Kitaj | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Wisdom in Aging, Legacy, Composing a Further Life, Adulthood II, Mary Catherine Bateson, International Conference on Positive Aging, Walter Bortz MD, Fifty News

Maturity doesn't always bring wisdom. Many of us are fortunate enough to have access to health care, exercise, and nutritious food, which allows us to live a longer, healthier, more active life. But our culture prompts us to think shorter.

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The Patron Saint of Mediocrity (or How I Would Settle for Merely Competent Leaders)

Jeff DeGraff | Posted 02.11.2012

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At the conclusion of the delightful movie Amadeus, the jealous and mischievous court composer Antonio Salieri, who has undone Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,...

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How Will We Be Remembered?

Big Think | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Protests, Big Think, Floating University, Legacy, Civilizations, Generational Change, Lawrence Summers, Fifty News

What will historians say about our time 100 years from now? How will our world be remembered? According to Lawrence Summers, economist and former Pres...

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A Legacy of Beauty

Rachael Freed | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Legacy, Beauty, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Ethical Will, Mindfulness, Healthy Living News

In a world fraught with violence and destruction, we need more than ever... beauty. Of course beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. How can we pass forward to future generations what we perceive and experience as beautiful?

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Caught in the Act: Malibu's Dirty Little Secret Cleaned Up (VIDEO)

Kathy Eldon | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Protection, Visions, John Sibert, Park, Malibu, Legacy, Pollution, Susan Nissman, Paul Herzog, Surfrider, Friendly, Environmental, Creative Visions Foundation, Legacy Park, Stormwater, Kathy Eldon, Foundation, Surfrider Foundation, Runoff, Creative, Ocean, Gardens, Clear Water Protection, Ocean Friendly Garden, Disinfection, Mayor, Ecological Threat, Run Off, Toxic, Irrigation, Polluted Stormwater, Environmental Project, Impact News

The glamorous city of 13,000 is now leading the way in stopping toxic stormwater and chemical-laden urban runoff from destroying its glamorous coastline.

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Define Your Own Legacy, Don't Leave it to Everyone Else

Glenn Llopis | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Leadership, Fortune 500, Small Business, Culture, Community, Business, Management, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Legacy, Latino Politics, Latino Voices News

Leaders must commit themselves to a cultural promise in order to define their legacy. Why? Because the challenges that we face today require focusing on others, not just ourselves.

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P.S. I Love You: Creating a Digital Farewell File

Hillary St. Pierre | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Last Goodbye, Saying Goodbye, Dying, Letter Writing, Multiple Sclerosis, Death, Cancer, Legacy, Memories, Death & Dying, Healthy Living News

When I found out I was terminally ill, the idea of leaving behind a legacy weighed on me, but not as heavily as the idea that I could leave behind a child with little or no memories of me.

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A Legacy Of Hope

Rachael Freed | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Spiritual Living, Legacy Writing, Legacy, Hope, Spiritual Practice, Mother Teresa, Jewish Hope, Jewish Parenting, Pirkei Avot, Jewish Wisdom, Judaism, Religion News

Without succumbing to trite phrases, political slogans or a naive perspective, I suggest that we focus on the importance of providing future generations with a legacy of hope.

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What Will You Pass On? It Might Be More Valuable Than You Think

Levi Ben-Shmuel | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Legacy Keepers, Legacy Gap, Baby Boomers, Purpose, Inheritance, Legacy, Boomers, Life Purpose, Age Wave, Fifty News

Many of us live our "legacies" every day through how we conduct ourselves and by following our chosen paths with integrity. Sharing lessons by example to the next generation is a powerful and wonderful gift.

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Happy Birthday, Martina!

Dr. Caroline Cicero | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Martina Navratilova, Tennis, Advocate, Aging, Billie Jean King, Fitness Ambassador, Legacy, Empowerment, Aarp, Breast Cancer, Serena Williams, Los Angeles, Fifty News

On embracing older age, she emphasized, "You are 50. There is nothing you can do about it. You might as well embrace it and use of all the resources and help that you can get. Find other people who are in the same frame of mind."

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In Celebrating Steve Jobs' Life, iGrieve

Shelley Ross | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Sister, Lessons, Legacy, Family, Death, Igrieve, Remembering Steve Jobs, Apple Steve Jobs Dead, Steve Jobs Dead, Technology News

Someone magical has left the planet, no matter how we all will forever live in his iClouds. And I feel shameful for my greed in wishing we all had many more years of him.

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What Kind of Legacy Are You Leaving the World?

Lisa Haisha | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Self-Help, Therapy, Oprah Winfrey, The Balanced Life, Self Help, Madonna, The Giving Life, Legacy, The Inner Life, Impact News

It's not what we leave for others that matters; it's what we leave in them that matters most. Possessions and wealth do not a true legacy make. It's about leaving behind the essence of your Authentic Soul.

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