Symbolic Immortality: Thoughts About the Future
We can all imagine and anticipate concerns about our death. Considering our own mortality necessarily brings with it feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. Death represents both the physical and mental annihilation of life. Most human hope is for the future immortality of our philosophy, our deeds and our soul. The term symbolic immortality as coined by Harvard psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton, MD, refers to what remains from our lives after death. These may be material, such as what we...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Writing Your Ethical Will
An ethical will is another way for an individual to allow others into their personal thoughts, hopes and philosophies. An ethical will is not a legal document as compared to a living will, which is an important legal document. An Ethical Will is just one of many parts of a Legacy Project, where a person can bring in friends and family to share their life experience. Find out more about the Legacy Project. Sitting Down & Writing an Ethical...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Creating a Family Tree
Some people find building a family tree gives them a sense of place within a historical context, others enjoy the idea of piecing together a puzzle, while others might use it to create a family medical history. No matter your reasoning for creating a family tree, you will find that personal computers and Internet-based resources have made genealogy searches so much more accessible to people. Building a family history is easier now that information such as marriage and birth...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Scrapbooking
A heritage scrapbook is a wonderful project for the whole family and a way to share precious memories down through the generations. The most common scrapbook album size is 12"x12", but some prefer the smaller sizes of 8.5"x11" or 8"x8". If you will be making copies of the scrapbook, the smaller sizes may be more economical. Make sure to use acid-free, archival items for everything in your scrapbook. A family tree will help you organize the pages of your...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Recording the Family History: A Legacy Project Interview
One of the most powerful tools in the Legacy Project is the interviewing of family and friends of a person who is nearing the end of their life or facing a life-threatening illness. When a person is being forced to confront death, an interview can be one of the ways to crystallize an individual's understanding of what their personal vision of symbolic immortality is. It can also bring family members closer together by having everyone explain their perceptions and...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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