“He was a good man; he lived a good life.”
…Was said to me by a friend in regards to his father who reached the end of his life.
And I couldn’t help but think about how, after everything—after the millions of minutes lived and experienced in this lifetime—people will generally remember us in singular lines and snapshot memories.
Which is why before you’ve done everything you’ll ever be able to do (a sobering thought), you should consider what you would most like people to say and remember about you now… and live more often from that place so you don’t end up authoring something you later regret.
Inner work prompt: What do you hope people will say about you after you pass? Can you boil it down to one line?