What Is Success In A Cemetery?

Looked at a few headstones in a cemetery recently and it got me thinking about what true success is.

This time of year, success looks very materialistic. Who can get their family the best toys, food or entertainment? Who has the best decorations? Who throws the best party? Whose pictures look best on Instagram or Facebook?

On a tombstone, you have one sentence to summarize your life. I have been thinking about what would be written for the truly successful and a few of the things that came to my mind are the following:

Always put family before all else.

Friend to the strong, the weak and all the strays in the neighbourhood.

Lived every moment.

Whenever someone was in trouble, they were there.

Respected by friends and foes alike.

Never gave up trying to make a difference.

Always made us smile.

Moved more friend’s couches than Atlas.

Loved fiercely.

This time of year, there are a lot of companies telling you what successful should look like. With all this noise going on around you, it may be worth taking the time to figure out the sentence that you would like to see written on your tombstone one day.

Wishing you a very successful week.

Marc