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My legacy

May 15, 2006 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

While cleaning the litter box I had one of those moments. You know, an epiphany of sorts. What? You don’t get those? Anyway, this is one of those things I do every Monday. Wash the sheets, water all the indoor plants, refill the parakeet’s food and water, clean the litterbox. I usually do these things without even thinking. But for some reason, today as I was refilling the now clean and fresh smelling litterbox, this thought crossed my mind: Is this all there is to my life?

Wow, that was a sobering thought. I mean, I’m not stupid — I have two college degrees. And I’m not lazy, although I can be disturbingly unmotivated at times. And it isn’t that I think that sort of task is beneath me. When I worked at the hospital I was known among the housekeepers as “The R.N. Who Empties Wastebaskets”. I really don’t even mind most housekeeping chores. And I’m always telling people that being a mom and homemaker is a very important job. Most of the time I even believe that. So where did this thought come from?

Yesterday at church, the youth led the service and one of the new college graduates preached the sermon. At one point he asked the age-old question: “What do you want on your tombstone?” What sort of legacy do I want to leave behind?

She Kept the Litterbox Clean

That is definitely NOT what I want on mine. Surely there must be something else. I must have other talents, other gifts to share with the world. I believe with all my heart that God gives each of us gifts and talents — our job is to discover what they are and use them. So that is what I am pondering at the moment. I made a pot of coffee (I know, I know…but it’s my first of the day; I just had one cup of tea this morning.), put Queen on the stereo (because Bohemian Rhapsody is good for the soul), and headed for my keyboard since that is where I do some of my best thinking.

If I come up with anything, I’ll let you know. In the meantime, my cup of Community Coffee (from New Orleans) tastes great and Queen rocks! Now I had better go start dinner.

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  1. Michele de la Maison says

    May 16, 2006 at 2:29 pm

    Bonjour Marie Elise – Good luck with all your goals. I always have a project going on and I love to cheer people on with theirs.

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