The Legacy You Leave

After a much-needed break from posting to focus on school, I have decided to return home early. I drove from Laramie, WY to my home in Westby, MT on Monday to surprise my family early. Filled with so many emotions, it's good to be home. I have already adjusted to my ranch home quickly but do indeed miss my new Wyoming home.

On the long 10-hour drive, I had many thoughts racing through my head, and one was very predominant. This thought has haunted me since I moved, and I felt it very near and dear as I entered my old town. I thought of all the ways people may not have cared I left, they didn't miss me, or I was forgotten. I was then met with an emotion of feeling lost back home, but as I stepped into my old FFA building and watched my friends run to hug me or be so happy I was home the feeling went away.

I may have found my people in Laramie, but the people I left back home never forgot me and what I left behind. I always thought I had left something behind and coming home has shown me that it was the love, kindness, and determination I left that stayed true. I have been told by some of my past fellow FFA members that I helped them in life, in contests, or paved the way for our chapter to prosper. I just couldn't see it till I moved 644 miles away.

The quote I have found below describes the legacy and impact you and I have left on others, friends, or even family perfectly. No matter where you go nobody forgets who you are if you enlighten them and show them, they are able to achieve just like you were able to.

“Your story is the greatest legacy that you will leave to your friends. It’s the longest-lasting legacy you will leave to your heirs.” - Steve Saint, pilot and author

Layne