What is Our Legacy? (Monday Moment ep. 557)
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary
John O'Leary
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🗓️ 10 April 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Summary
My friends, yesterday we celebrated Easter. In the ultimate revelation of love, we rejoiced in the stunning victory over death. And it reminded me of all I had learned by attending three funerals a couple of weeks ago.
At the first funeral, I was reminded to live in such a way that I can die with no regrets. At the second, to endure the unfathomable heartache of loss with honesty, with patience, and with a heart opened to blessings in the midst of the storm. And at the third, that even in the midst of divisive times or at the end a long, successful life, that phone calls reminding others of their value matter to them. And speak volumes about the individuals choosing love.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary Monday Morning Moments. |
| 0:19.9 | I record these so you and I can begin our days and our Easter weeks in awe and on fire with the burst of inspiration. |
| 0:28.4 | As a child, I used to wonder why my parents enjoyed attending funerals. |
| 0:33.5 | At least that's how it felt to me. |
| 0:35.6 | Why else would they get dressed up and leave family parties in sporting events and then go to them? |
| 0:41.5 | Asking my dad why he went to so many he shared because if he did not go to other people's funerals, |
| 0:47.3 | he was concerned that they might not go to his. |
| 0:50.6 | In spite of dad's joke, as I've aged, it's become clear to me, my parents weren't going to |
| 0:56.6 | funerals for themselves. No, they understood that showing up for people during their time |
| 1:02.6 | of grief matters. And the longer we live, the more opportunities to show up for others that we |
| 1:08.6 | have. But sometimes attending a funeral is not just about being |
| 1:12.6 | there for another family. Sometimes it's also about recognizing the importance to urgently live |
| 1:18.3 | your life right now. Attending three funerals a couple Saturdays ago, I was reminded of this |
| 1:25.3 | truth in my life and friends in our lives. Beth and I left |
| 1:30.5 | the house early that day to be with a dear friend who had lost his sister. Decisions throughout |
| 1:36.2 | her life had pushed her family away and created constant tension on the rare occasions when |
| 1:41.0 | they were obligated to be together. My friend shared at the funeral, though, that the months of his sister slowly dying |
| 1:47.8 | and the weeks of hospice near the end gave them an incredible opportunity to make amends. |
| 1:53.9 | They acknowledged the mistakes, they apologized for the missteps, and by the time she passed |
| 1:58.8 | away, they had reconciled fully. |
| 2:02.1 | She passed away, ultimately, listened to this without regrets. |
| 2:06.6 | What a gift. |
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