Obituary Writing

A wise pastor once told us "it's all about the dash".

What dash?

This one:

BBBB-DDDD

BBBB represents your year of birth.

DDDD represents your year of death.

The dash represents everything in between.

Your life.

It really doesn't matter when you're born.

And it really doesn't matter when you die.

What matters?

The dash.

Your days.

The days of your life.  Whether there are 5,000 of them or 30,000+ of them.

What did you do with your days?

Along those same lines, have you ever been challenged to mock-up your own obituary?

Prepare a write-up of what you accomplished in your days?

What you did with your dash?

I've taken that challenge and done some working on mine.  Believe me, even as nothing more than a "personal reflection" and/or "life examination" type of thing, it's a humbling effort.

These are the main categories;  the "Biographical Sketch" section is the most challenging, especially the underlined portion:

Name

Age

Residence

Day/Time/Location of Death

Day/Location of Birth

Parents/Siblings

Schooling

Occupation

Spouse & Wedding Date

Children/Grandkids

Biographical Sketch:

Personality/Character Traits

Purpose in Life

Impacts to Humanity/Society

Hobbies/Interests

Memberships & Volunteer Involvement

Accomplishments

Survivors

Pre-decedents

Service Times

Memorials

Give it some thought.

Whether you're 20 or 80, are you happy with what your dash represents?

If not, make a change to make a difference.

Out for now........

Matt