I just came across a website that talks about “legacy wills” and what the process offers for our lives. I am struck that the similarity of the needs they meet are also found in the process one goes through in creating a family legacy video.
In Dr. Andrew Weil’s book “Healthy Aging, A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being,” he says that preserving our history, wisdom, and love for future generations gives us something in our lives today. He promotes preparing an ethical will as a gift of spiritual health to leave to your family at the end of your life.
Rachael Freed, in discussing ethical wills, goes on to say about his writing “Legacy writing clarifies our identity and focuses our life purpose. These are the unexpected gifts received in the midst of life. Beyond them, six additional needs are addressed as we write our spiritual-ethical wills. They include our need to belong, to be known, to be remembered, to have our lives make a difference, to bless and be blessed, and to celebrate Life.”
Read Rachael Freed’s article here: