OK, I'm not dead but I've recently been thinking about my impact on this world. What would I leave behind when I go? What would people say about me when looking back on the person that I was? I may never know, but I know what I want them to say and I know what kind of impression that I want to leave on the world.

I want people to remember all the good things that I did for them and for others. I want to be remembered for being kind and gentle and loving. I want to be remembered for standing up for others and for the things that I believe in. I want people to be inspired by the things I do. Not because I want praise for doing nice things for others or for being helpful but because I want to die knowing that I started something in someone else. Maybe doing something simple, like smiling and saying "hello" to someone could mean everything to them. I want to be a good example of doing the small things.

This may seem silly, but I want to be remembered as someone who could laugh and joke. I want people to remember that funny thing I said or did and get joy from it. I want those closest to me to have these good memories of me to cherish after I'm gone. I want to be the crazy, silly, often dorky, person that I am and bring happiness to lives of everyone that I meet. I want that part of me to live on.

I want people to remember how strong-willed I am. I want to be remembered for always pushing for the things that I want or that I believe in. I want them to see what never giving up has done for me and be inspired to do the same. I want them to see me work hard to achieve things, even when I'm tired. I want to help people even after I'm gone. So hopefully some of the advice or words of wisdom that I have spoken or will speak will stay with people. I hope that they get something from it and that they pass it on. I want to speak truth and love.

I want people to remember how giving I was. At my funeral, when everyone is saying all those things about me, I want them to tell stories about how I did what I could to help anyone. I want them to talk about how I gave myself, my time, and my attention to others and did whatever I could for everyone else. I want to be the kind of person that people will miss.

I don't want to be remembered as someone who took things for granted, who wasted my time and my life on unimportant things. I don't want to be remembered as the person who was so angry and hate-filled that I couldn't see all the wonderful things and people that I had in my life. I don't want to be remembered as a selfish, narcissistic person.

I will work every day to be the person that I want people to remember me as. Life is too short and you can't put off these things until tomorrow because it isn't promised. You have to live each day like it's your last. You have to be the person that you want people to remember you as. Leave this world and everyone you meet with the happiest memories of you. Spread love, hope, and inspire people to do the same. You may be one person but you could change the lives of millions.

Be humble. Be kind. Be the person you want to be remembered as when you're gone.