Everybody has special people in their lives. It might be your
children, your parents, your siblings, your best friends, close
family friends – we all have our special loved ones. It’s
imperative that we save and preserve the memories that we have
with these important people. Not only is it a wonderful gift to
us to relive details as we save them, but also it becomes a
beautiful part of our family history that will help our children
understand our important relationships. The four steps that you
can use to actually do this are:

1. Create special profiles for loved ones.

A special profile is basically a place where you would put
important details. Record names, birthdays, relationships and
how these people fitted into your life. Were they family friends
or was it your best friend? Record a rich depth of information
here so that it conjures up wonderful memories for you, and so
your future generations can really get an insight into who these
people were and how they were special to you.

2. Have a visual system to show how your loved ones fitted into
your life.

Have a system whereby you can create a family tree style matrix
or a way of viewing your different loved ones and how they were
related to you in your life. It needs to be something easy to
do, and be located in the same place where these profiles are
found. This system needs to be a way that your children,
grandchildren or great grandchildren are able to see who the
special people in your life were and how they fitted into your
life – even if you aren’t there.

3. You need a system to bookmark amazing photos and videos to
define these relationships.

You need a simple system, preferably on your computer, where
you can not only create these profiles and visual views but you
can also bookmark special images and video so that you can look
back and easily collate this information. Use it for a special
occasion, or to help future generations see these people in
action with you and how they’re related.

4. Keep it safe.

No-one will be able to enjoy this wonderful door into your life
if it’s lost. You need to have a simple, regular backup system
in addition to an automated system, so that it automatically
backs up even if you forget to back up your memories. That’s
very important – otherwise, you could lose all your memories and
nobody will get a chance to look through this doorway into your
life.

If you follow these four steps, not only will you be able to
look back at the special loved ones in your life and celebrate
those relationships, but your future generations will have this
amazing door into your experiences and your life. You’ll be
proud of what you did and who you did it with, and you will have
this beautiful treasure chest full of memories that will become
a powerful legacy of your life and something to celebrate in
your future years.