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Over recent weeks I have been so aware of the conversations I am blessed to have - for work, for life, and yes even for death.
Having recently launched Living Legacy Conversations, the depth with which I am learning about meaningful living and how to get everything in order, has been so insightful and inspirational, that it has motivated me to really explore the conversations I am fortunate to have with others.
One aspect that keeps coming up, when talking with people about our work here at Living Legacy, is many people fear having a conversation with their loved ones about their wishes - whether for their death, their business succession, and yes even for their life. We often fear showing our true selves, reveal our vulnerabilities, for fear others won't value who we truly are. Yet in speaking those brave first words to express our desires and our dreams, often gives permission to others to reveal their hopes and fears. Our words are our feelings given form, yet how they are received is based on the audiences own lived experience and vulnerabilities. We can often run rings around ourself in avoiding saying what we truly mean, that often we question if we mean what we truly want to say.
How are you conversing with others in what you want for your life, your death, and your legacy?
Last week at a wedding, there were plenty of conversations about the past, about hopes for the future, and also learning about new people met as well as engage more with loved ones. The next day I got to visit an Uncle who is keenly getting his plans in place as he faces health issues, that we discussed his wishes for his dying and death, and also revisiting old photographs of family long gone, and the part they play in our lives even now.
We can often get caught up in daily tasks and the gloom of news, that it is important to allow ourselves really connect with others through conversation. Being present to ourselves to learn from others, learn about others, as well as allowing others learn about us and what matters to us, really strengthens bonds, creates support, and also allows us to be vulnerable to our life as we truly are.
I am grateful to have the opportunity for Living Legacy to be a vehicle for new conversations with amazing people. Getting to share these conversations with you all (see below for more information) allows me to really challenge myself out of my comfort zone and have my own vulnerable conversations and allow others to be vulnerable to me.
As I meet new people who are interested in the work of Living Legacy, it is really thought provoking learning about others and helping them navigate the journey to the destination they want to achieve with planning and opening up to new possibilities. I am grateful for everyone who has engaged with me and Living Legacy, and I look forward to connecting with more of you on this wonderful journey of life and legacy.
So in thinking about the people and conversations that matter to you, consider the conversations you would like to have, or even the ones you are avoiding and what actually having them might do to help you live free.
Jennifer McConnell (Founder of Living Legacy)
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