Articulation of Self
After listening to my girlfriend
Alyssa’s podcast Saturday morning, it started an entirely new room of thought
for me. I ponder on my own legacy’s
existence from time to time, especially dealing with my kids and grandsun, but before
today I do not think that I ever dissected it. The topic was “What Will Your Legacy Be?” I think that my former perception of humility and
its purpose stopped me from being purposeful about my own legacy. The truth of the matter is whether you
cultivate it or ignore it and let it grow like a weed, you will have a
legacy. I think the longevity of it
depends a lot on whether you poured into it… That goes for both good and bad seeds.
Here are two of my favorite legacy quotes:
As I sat and listened to Alyssa
and her sisterfriends, their transparency really made me introspective. It made me dig deeper into the mindfulness of
my own legacy. Honestly, I have already identified
the core thing that I want to be remembered for... my capacity to love. I want the love that I give to permeate every
interaction and leave a lingering effect.
Kind of a lofty thought but that is my mission.
Once I followed along with their straightforward,
meaningful, introspective words and comedy about the topic, I drove for a while
in silence. I wanted to think deeply about
not only my legacy but also how I could make it more of a priority. How can I ensure that my legacy will be manifested
in the hearts of the people that I touch? What steps could I take to make it unquestionable? My first thoughts were actually about self-awareness
and self-actualization.
Oftentimes I go
into what I call a “smell check” because people like me that are extreme
optimists often struggle with delusion as well.
I thought about self-awareness for a bit.
As I stated, I have changed my perception of humility, not drastically
but significantly enough. I have been
working actively on identifying the things I considered principles that were wrong. I gained some of the ideologies through
religiosity, some through influence and others from upbringing but my process
of looking at each of them without those emotional pushes has been eye opening. While in those thoughts the term Articulation
of Self started ringing in my mind like a mental neon light. 😊
There are two definitions of articulation that I think fit. This is how I want to exact my legacy.
Articulation
1. The formation of clear and distinct sounds
in speech.
The action of putting into words an idea or feeling of a specified type.
Expression.
2. Clarity in the production of successive notes.
I know the second definition is
in regards to music but it is so fitting.
I want my life and legacy to be and feel like music or poetry or
dance.
In the end, I realize that I cannot expect something to be
unquestionable if I have not articulated it thoroughly. I always feel like I might be a bit wordy but
I despise being misunderstood. I have decided that I do not want my legacy
misunderstood either. So going forward, I want people to witness and
feel the Articulation of Cat so that
my legacy can be written on the hearts of anyone that I touch. I do not want to leave my legacy in ambiguity
or uncertainty. I want to own the
conveyance of what is being written about me.
I want my legacy of love to be known and unquestionable.
Are you owning your legacy by being mindful of your articulation of self?
