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What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?

We wake up, get work, go back home and rinse and repeat – or at least it feels that way sometimes. In truth, there are a million moments in between where we interact with others and we can’t help but wonder what folks will think about us once we aren’t showing up, perhaps once we are gone. Some very thoughtful members of the community share their thoughts on this with us below.

Michael McVicker

When my time on this earth is done, I hope the story people tell about me isn’t just about what I did but about how I made them feel. I hope they say that I was someone who helped them see the good in themselves and the world around them. That I lived with faith, gratitude, and joy. Read more>>

Joel Younkins

Just that I was a world class individual with everything that I cared about. My marriage, my kids, my family, my work. I just want to reach my full potential in the those areas, and I know you never truly arrive so I have just dedicated my own life to continuously improving in doing those things better. Read more>>

Raivon Don’tez

When its all said and I done, I want people to tell everyone that I was revolutionary, iconic and truly one of a kind. I want to be remembered as a artist who changed the entire landscape of his genre as a whole. And someone who was unapologetically himself. And went against the grain. Read more>>

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