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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I want my legacy in life to be.  I think it’s important that we all leave a lasting impression, maybe not to the entire world as some have done, but to at least one person or a small group of people.  I don’t know that is the purpose of life, but I think we owe it to our future generations to leave something behind that they can either learn from or be inspired by.  I know the actions I have displayed during my brief time on the ride of life have not been what I would like my legacy to be, so it weighs on my conscious that I leave some positive to the world before I go.  I’m pretty sold on the fact that I will never invent or discover a life altering tangible item, so I think my legacy lies in inspiring. My first inclination would be that I would inspire my children to do something, not Earth changing, but something good for at least one person in the world altruistically. A lot of people do things quid pro quo, and while I agree that our brief time on this rock is our most valuable commodity and we should be compensated for it in some manner, sometimes we have to trade in that reward for the betterment of others.  It’s like our own butterfly effect.  We can do one nice thing for one person without expecting anything in return, and that could have a positive affect on myriad other people.  It gets paid forward. That in turn becomes our legacy, whether it is recognized or not, we have given a part of ourselves so that somebody else has a chance, a hope, a reason.  All too often, it seems we focus on people capitalizing on our good deeds.  I let that person in line in front of me and they won the lottery, it should have been mine.  Don’t think in those terms.  Think about how your generosities lead to easing the financial burden of somebody else.  Be inspired by the fact you bettered somebody’s life, not that you were cheated out of a better one for yourself.  Spin the positive and be inspired.