Posted on 11 November 2016
One day, I’m going to die. Just like everyone else. I try and think about my purpose in life, about the meaning of my life and most of the time, I come up with the usual cliches. But maybe that’s what my life is meant to be. Cliches that give me meaning. Here are 10 things I hope to be remembered for when I leave this planet.
Being helpful
I’d love to be remembered as someone who helped others either professionally as a psychologist or personally. There’s a reason I went into a helping profession and even though I can’t always keep track of clients gone by, I hope I’ve helped someone enough to make a change in their lives.
Making a difference
In some ways, this is linked with the previous reason I want to be remembered for but I really do want to be known to make a difference. I’ve blogged about this before and I guess I have realised I don’t need to do something big, something huge to make a difference. I hope that in some way, I can make a difference to my clients or to people I meet in life.
Being kind
Kindness is something I value and if when I die, people remember me for being kind, I think I’d die happy!
Being passionate
I’d love to be remembered as someone who was passionate about causes she believed in — feminism, mental health stigma, racism, discrimination.
Something I write
This is something I fantasise about but I reckon it’d be wonderful to be remembered for something I wrote. A book, a story, a poem. Anything!
An awesome sister/friend/daughter/partner
Well, let’s face it. Relationships are what matter the most in life. So in death, I’d love to be remembered for that.
Being funny
Funny is not something people associate with me straight away. That’s because it takes a while to get to know my weird sense of humour. I guess if I’m remembered as funny, it would mean you’ve really got to know me well.
What would you like to be remembered for?
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3. Five people who have influenced you
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Sanch @ Sanch Writes
Writer | Psychologist | Feminist | Imperfect | Bibliophile | Rock chick | Thalassophile | Powerlifting enthusiast | Coffee Snob | Craft beer lover | Red wine drinker | Owned by 2 cats
