Passing On A Legacy-How To Pass Down Values and Traditions

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Passing On A LegacyHow To Pass Down Values and
Traditions
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• A recent study showed that 77 of Baby Boomers
  say it is important to receive values and life
  lessons from their parents, as an individual.
  Then, as a group, Baby Boomers preferred to
  preserve their parents and further generations
  memories rather than a financial inheritance.
• Building a legacy is becoming popular as people
  are showing more interest in this transfer and
  passing-down of non-financial assets from
  generation to generation. Preserving all of
  lifes stories, values and memories are extremely
  important due to unexpected events that bring to
  light the reality of lifes fragility.

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• While a financial inheritance is great, the
  tangible memories and the intangible lessons and
  values one learns from their ancestors is of
  utmost importance and significance. A new and
  growing trend, called Ethical Wills, are when the
  older generation writes down their hopes, wishes
  and dreams for the following generations in
  regards to values, finances, life goals, etc.
  Here are a few helpful ways to preserve your
  parents legacy in our technologically-driven day
  and age
• Spend quality time asking your loved ones what
  really matters in life. What do they value and
  what ethics have guided them thus far? What do
  they believe in and what is life, love, etc. to
  them?

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• Purchase a flash drive for pictures, videos,
  slides, etc. to preserve all of these onto one
  home drive or find a website that allows you to
  upload all types of digital and hard-copy uploads
  of memories for long-term archive storage. These
  videos and photos will become treasured
  possessions for generations to come!
• Asking the right questions move beyond the yes
  and no and dive deeper. Ask about how they felt
  during a specific event or season of life. Ask
  them about their childhood and favorite memories,
  the hardest thing theyve ever gone through, what
  they learned from a friend, or what their dreams
  were at a certain age.

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• Identify your loved ones strengths and
  capitalize on those. Create a family tree of
  strengths and lessons they learned from their
  ancestors and keep this going! Such a neat idea
  of the patterns in generations.
• Tell the true story if you are creating a memory
  book or writing everything down, keep it true to
  the narrators experience. Use a tape recorder if
  necessary or make a home video of some of the
  story times.

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• By taking these steps to preserve your parents
  and ancestors legacies and values, you will
  benefit and help future generations to come. It
  serves as a great way for you to carry on your
  family legacy to your children and be a role
  model for your children and grandchildren by
  demonstrating a way to live and carry the legacy
  of your family and ancestors from generation to
  generation.
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