The Legacy Project: Giving Depth and Meaning to a Shared History

Recording your family history is often a historical account of births, marriages, deaths and compiling the movement of past generations. In a Legacy Project, personal stories are shared which give depth and meaning to a shared history. Stories of success and failure. Stories that explain how experiences shaped you and what was learned. In a Legacy Project values, hopes and dreams are captured for future generations. Instinctively we want to tell our stories. Social media is certainly a good example of that. We share pictures of kids, pets and even food. We share where we are and what we are going. This medium of communication has exploded and Misi believes it is because we want a witness to our lives. Your Legacy Project is an intentional and longer lasting way to do just that. You will find that the process provides prompts for reflection, story ideas with examples and ways to organize your thoughts. Consider yourself a collector of stories. As you continue, you can choose which stories have the most meaning and will be of value to future generations. In the end, you will not only understand what a legacy project is but also how to go about it. Your project can be as simple or as involved as you choose. And more than that, you will be uplifted, honored and inspired by revisiting the stories which reflect your life and have shaped who you are.