Legacy

Maybe it’s part of the obvious mid life crisis I am going through, what with quitting work, moving interstate with no job to go to, and even attempting to grow a beard, but I am continuously contemplating this sense of a legacy.

My farewell at my now old school was overwhelming. The thought and effort people went to in displaying their appreciation for what I had done there, was just incredible. It gave me a real sense of the beauty in many of the people I worked with and worked for. It also gave me pause to reflect on what impact I had in my time there, and whether it was always the impact I wished to have had.

So now as a new chapter begins, I have given myself permission I guess, to work out what type of legacy I wish to try to leave behind. The most important legacy of all for me is that which I leave my family, how I do in my job as a husband and a dad, so that is at the forefront of my mind. Connected to this is the type of work I wish to seek to do. Can I find the right work/life balance as well as make an positive impact greater than myself? Will I find that in which I am completely passionate about? That I will love?

Some questions I will be pondering over the next few months.