but for ...
Written to Speak Blog.
Written by Tanner Olson.
@writtentospeak
But For
@writtentospeak
i don’t want to be known
for being right
but for risk
but for love
but for hope
but for them
.. .. ..
Here are a few beginning thoughts on legacy.
Legacy [leg-uh-see]
noun, plural leg·a·cies.
anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor:
Recently, I’ve been thinking about legacy.
It’s not just a word for the famous, but for all.
We are all going to leave something behind, but what?
What is it that I will leave behind?
What will I hand down to my children and my children’s children?
How will I be remembered?
Will I even be remembered?
Does it even matter if I am remembered?
Some days I have this deep desire to be known and other days I want to be hidden from everyone and everything.
It’s a battle.
Maybe you have the same one.
But in the end …
In the end, I don’t need my name to be remembered.
All I want is for His Name to be known.
All I want is for love to extend.
All I want is for hope to spread.
All I want is for others to know they matter.
Like my mom used to say, leave a place better than how you found it.
And i hope this place is a little better after we leave it.
May all this not be for me, but for Him.
May all this not be for me, but for them.
May all this not be for me, but for love.
May all this not be for me, but for hope.
Peace,
Tanner Olson
Written to Speak
I launched a Patreon!
I want to invite you to join my Patreon community.
This community allows me to visit more classrooms, write more poetry and blogs, and to spread hope in new ways!
When you become a Patreon you’ll get exclusive poems & videos, new writings, discounts on merch, & more.
Plus, You'll receive a Journal, sticker pack, handwritten poems, and more just for signing up!
W T S
Tanner Olson is a writer, speaker, poet, spoken-word artist, & creator of Written to Speak.
He created Written to Speak to share hope & announce love.