Have you ever thought about how life could have been? Of course, you have. We all do. But, do you dwell on this like an ex-lover does “the song?” As the philosopher Plato proposes, is there a parallel universe wherein your perfect self has front row tickets watching you continuously screw things up? I can imagine my split-self now, “what’s wrong with you man? Awesome is spelled A-W-E-S-O-M-E, not Ausome. I literally just tried to spell awesome on my phone for 5 minutes. Never once did I start with Awe…Wow!.

How do we blend the person we could’ve been with the person we are? Is it possible to arrive at the end of life and say, “I’m exactly who I wanted to be?” Or, because of warped choices and out-of-control circumstances, are we designed to reach the end with regret, disillusionment, and disappointment?

I believe that the deliberate choices you make everyday line these two up.

In the end, it’s not about who you could’ve been, who you should’ve been or who you are even. I believe It’s about whether or not you were intentional in designing your life, as opposed to leaving it to chance? A lot of people have said this before, so I won’t take credit for it. But, I really think the idea of writing how you’d like your Eulogy to read from the perspective of those closest to you and working backward, is brilliant.

Give it a go….

Jeff