There was a newspaperman whose job was to edit the obituary page. 

One day, things were right slow on the job – nobody died – so he searched around for something to do. As he sat staring at the keys on his computer, he began to think about what his OWN obituary might look like if suddenly it became necessary to publish one. 

As he thought about it, he realized that there would not be very much to say beyond place of birth, job, family, and so on. So he began to compose the kind of obituary for himself that he would LIKE to have written. 

In it he included all sorts of church activities and community service, involvement with young people, his community, support for various educational institutions, help with the homeless – one worthwhile activity after another. When the obituary was finished, he was most impressed, but at the same time, most discouraged.

He realized that what he had written was a big lie. It became a challenge to him, and for the rest of his life…….that man made the effort to live up to that glowing obituary he had written. It worked. 

He DID become involved in his church and community more than ever before, and the result finally was that the fanciful obituary he had written on one slow day proved to become a roadmap for his life. 

Thanks to David E. Leininger          Thanks to Suzy Hazelwood for the picture

What kind of obituary would you like to have written about YOU? When YOU and I write our own obituary today, it becomes the roadmap for our lives. 

GOD’S MIRACLES START TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU GIVE AS MUCH ENERGY TO YOUR DREAMS AS YOU DO TO YOUR YOUR FEARS!!

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