So Grows the Tree - Creating an Ethical Will

You have been thinking about your legacy. You think it's measured in dollars and cents. It's not. Your real legacy is your beliefs and values, life lessons, and hopes for the future. An ethical will is the expression of your real legacy. It's a message of what you believe, what you know, and what you hope for, meant to be shared with loved ones. And it's a tradition that is as relevant today as when it was first practised thirty-five centuries ago. In this economy, many people are questioning whether they will have any wealth to pass on to heirs. Creating your ethical will is the way to pass on your values and life lessons and can be used for self-reflection, storytelling, reconciliation, identifying future aspirations, estate planning, charitable giving, and even making a plan for your end-of-life care.