Your Story, Your Legacy
This journal is for people who don’t want to wait until the end of life to tell loved ones how they hope to be remembered. They choose instead to live that legacy now – with purpose, intention, love and the courage to become their whole self. It is their true gift.
What if the life you are living today is already becoming the legacy you will leave tomorrow?
There are moments in all of our lives when we pause and wonder:
Your Story, Your Legacy is an invitation to slow down and listen to your own story. Part guided journal, part companion for reflection, this beautifully illustrated book creates a quiet space to step away from the noise of everyday life and pay attention to what matters most.
Through evocative reflections, thoughtful questions, stories, and generous space for writing, you are invited to explore the experiences and relationships that have shaped you. To see the challenges that have changed you, the moments that have awakened you, the values that guide you, and the dreams that still call you forward.
Along the way, you may discover something surprising:
Your legacy is not simply what you will leave behind at the end of your life, it is the love, forgiveness, courage and presence you offer while you are here.
This book is for anyone standing at the threshold of a new chapter, celebrating a milestone or navigating a transition; and for anyone who simply wants to give deeper attention to this one precious life.
With its reflective passages, beautiful artwork, and pages designed for your own words, Your Story, Your Legacy is meant to be experienced slowly. Take time to reflect. Return to it. Capture a story or a life lesson that’s part of the making of who you are. Allow a writing prompt to open your heart to a new or different perspective.
Give it to someone beginning a new chapter. Bring it to a retreat or place of quiet reflection. Share it with a friend, a book group, or a faith community. Or simply keep it beside your favorite chair and return to it whenever life invites you to pause.
Your story is still unfolding …
Your legacy is still being written …
This is the most important book you can give yourself.
Praise for Your Story, Your Legacy
“Your Story, Your Legacy is a magnificent book of wisdom, insight and beauty. Mary Dunn has taken us on a journey of how to be our true self, embracing the highs and lows and learning from both … to tell our story … to become our best selves. Using her experience, reflection and reference to the other poignant learnings makes this book a gift to the human soul for today and tomorrow. A must read!”
~ HELEN DENNIS, Founder and President of Renewment, Los Angeles Times best-selling author of “Project Renewment”, syndicated columnist for Southern California NewsGroup, PBS Next Avenue chosen as 1 of 50 top influencers in aging, academic lecturer and speaker.