What Is Your Legacy?

I was saddened to hear about the death of Eunice Shriver. For those of you that don't know she is John F. Kennedy's sister and Maria Shriver's mother. And that is legacy enough. But for millions of people with special needs and those that love them, she is the beloved founder of Special Olympics.

Special Olympics was born out of a family who had a member with special needs in an era where the mentally challenged were treated as pariah. Eunice's sister, Rosemarie, was one of them and was given a labotomy as a form a treatment. Eunice saw this destroy her sister and vowed to not let it happen to others. And the Special Olympics was born. Special Olympics gives those with special needs a place to shine! The athletes are made to feel like nothing less than what they truly are: humans who have the right to live with dignity! As a volunteer, your life can't help but be changed forever by being around people with such inherantly loving spirits!

It is a wondeful legacy born out of family tragedy! If Eunice Shriver can take tragedy and turn it into an amazing organization that will forever benefit millions, what can we do with our lives? What will your legacy be? Like this post? Please share it, bookmark it or leave a comment.