In 7 Habits of Highly Successful People<\/a>, Stephen Covey talks about \u201cbeginning with the end in mind.\u201d He encourages the reader to visualize their funeral and what people will say about them as a catalyst to live a purpose-driven, meaningful life. I agree with Covey and choose to live my legacy by living intentionally and in alignment with my values and purpose for the people I love.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is the legacy I want to leave \u2013 not the burden of piles of disorganized stuff that my husband and children will have to go through. Visualizing this, in some ways, is even more powerful for me than my own funeral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Death cleaning is a way to free your loved ones from the burden of your unmade decisions. As Magnusson says, \u201cDo not ever imagine that anyone will wish\u2014or be able\u2014to schedule time off to take care of what you didn\u2019t bother to take care of yourself. No matter how much they love you, don\u2019t leave this burden to them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About the Author:<\/strong> Emily McDermott is a wife, mother, and simplicity seeker, chronicling her journey at Simple by Emmy<\/a>. She loves to dance, write poetry, and spend time with her husband and two young sons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What do you want to be to the people that you love? A loyal friend? A trusted advisor? An empathetic listener? An inspiration to live a life aligned with purpose? Depending on the relationship, any or all of these may be true. I think, however, everyone can agree on one thing we do not want […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7674,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Why I Did My Own Death Cleaning at 39<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n