Fireside Chat Reflection 06/23/2026

Not to be morbid, but we had a good discussion about Eulogy's. I challenged the group to come up with 3 words they would like to be remembered by, at the end of their lives. "Kind" came up from everyone (except me 😂), Helpful, Loving, Good Friend, Integrity, Creative, Independent, Positive, Empathetic and Helpful were some others. Once you have your 3 words, look at your life today - are you living the way that will make people remember you by those 3 words? Are you being Kind, Positive, Helpful, and Empathetic? Is your integrity in check? How about a good friend? If you see areas where you could improve to become more of the person you hope to be remembered as, then let's do some course - correcting.

Alternatively we also did a bit of a look back. In our younger years we may have felt differently about ourselves. Do some of these resonate with you?

The woman who still believed she could save everyone.

The man who thought hard work guaranteed the outcome.

The mother whose children still needed her every day.

The newlywed who thought love would solve everything.

The dreamer who hadn't yet learned disappointment.

The caregiver who hadn't yet learned boundaries.

The achiever who measured her worth by productivity. (This one hits HARD for me)

This exercise isn't about mourning youth, it's about releasing the thought that happiness lives there.

Stop negotiating with the past and saying "What if" - but rather, "Now that I'm here, how do I want to live?"

So write a eulogy to "old you" and say a final goodbye.

In my own case, I don't need to keep searching for her.

She became me.