What do you want them to say at your funeral?

What do you want them to say at your funeral:

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What do you want them to say at your funeral?

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Your family.

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Your friends.

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Your colleagues.

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Your kids.

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Your partner.

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What do you want them to say about you?

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Good things?

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Or bad ones?

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Here’s some of what I want to be said.

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He cared.

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He tried.

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He was a good person.

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Showed up.

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Always brought energy.

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Always tried to have fun.

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The buddy was crazy.

Doing things no one thought possible.

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Things so beyond what anyone could imagine.

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But he was still the same.

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The same person I knew when I met him.

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None of it changed him.

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The way he defined success was personal.

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It was doing what he loved.

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Sharing his mind.

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Writing.

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Putting his thoughts down on a page.

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For everyone or no one to see.

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But he loved it.

He did it till the end.

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Look what he’s achieved.

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But that doesn’t even matter.

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His achievements will fall away.

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The question will be his impact.

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Did he impact everyone?

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Leave a mark on those who meant the most to him.

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I hope so.

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I hope this is said.

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Maybe it is.

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Maybe it isn’t.

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Can’t control that.

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But I can control how I am with people.

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I can control my reaction.

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I can show up.

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I can be there.

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Always be there when it’s hard.

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Not easy.

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No one remembers who was there at the top.

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But they always remember those who got them through their worst moments.

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Be that for the people in your life.

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Show up.

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Be that guy.

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That will mean more to people than any success you’ll ever achieve.

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