When you document your life in a life story book, you give future generations insight into your values, struggles, and triumphs that have made up your life journey: the only one you’ll ever have or know.

For younger generations, a life legacy book is a reminder of the values, courage, humour, and grit carried forward through the family line.

The value that seniors can offer current and future generations—just by sharing their life stories—is immeasurable. Seniors gain meaning and purpose in reviewing their lives, and their adult children can understand and fully appreciate the broader dimensions of the people who raised them.

What most people leave behind is a loose collection of scattered memories that their loved ones remember for about two generations or less.

I had interviewed about a dozen centenarians, but Elizabeth was in a new category. She was a supercentenarian, having reached the milestone of 110 years old.

The value of your life can be measured in terms of thousands of people who will have a life of their own because of you and the decisions you made. That’s how powerful and important you are.