The Saturday Morning Post: Leave a Creative Legacy

 

Back in January, Neil over at Yorkshire Pudding posted an image of a drawing he had completed of one of his granddaughter's favorite toys. His plan is to have it framed for her fifth birthday. At five I imagine she will find it sweet, 75 years from now, when she turns 80, if she has hung onto it, it will be a precious reminder of a grandfather she has but memories of. 

Our challenge is to create and share, to create a legacy, that will trigger memories long after our time. Most of us hide away our creations, afraid that our work is not worthy, not good enough. Your work is  precious, it is your legacy. Legacy is not about the riches you leave behind, it is about how you are remembered, how you want to be remembered.  To be remembered for your creative endeavours, create and share your work. Create work that has meaning for others, for others to have and to hold onto.  I have crochet throw my maternal grandmother made for me, in colors I selected. I have another my one and only Aunt made for my great grandmother. These are tangible connections from those two members of my family, to me today. They are the legacy of those two loved one's.