Taylor Swift was awarded the first Taylor Swift Award this week. And that got me thinking..

We all know who Taylor Swift is now.. but will we remember her in 50 years? I think so, I think that she’s one of those people who will be remembered by society for a long time. But I’ve never thought about it before. We just never know who is going to make it long term. We don’t know what legacy anyone will leave.

I hope Tswizzle keeps her awesome reputation and lives a life in the spot light and free from scandal. I hope she’s able to keep creating and recreating herself into new and exciting and timeless versions of herself. I remember seeing her at Big Spring Jam back in her county days. We were both 16 and awkward as hell (she came out rapping to “Lose Yourself” with a hoodie on over a tutu. For Shame).

But look at us both now…

I’m not comparing myself to Taylor Swift. I was once told that my singing reminded someone of a dying cow. My mother actually leaned over to me in church and told me “God is the only one who needs to hear you sing” – shocking to my middle school self (I was probably being obnoxious, I don’t recall the circumstances, just the Sherbear classic comment) and hilarious to my now “grown up” self.

My fifth grade boyfriend and local genius has an award named after him at our high school. Now that’s smart – but will people remember the man or just be reminded of the name? He is a great dude, and I am not humble enough to not think I’m alright too – but sometimes I worry about the way people remember me. I texted my best friend the other day upset because I remembered I told a guy I couldn’t go to prom with him (I already had another date – I swear!) and I was worried I might have come off in a bad way. Joel jokingly says that I might have been a bully in highschool. I don’t think that’s my high school legacy (some one let me know if it is and I will whole heartily apologize) but sometimes I worry…

I hope that one day I can leave a good, long lasting legacy. I don’t know what for yet. I don’t want anything named after me – people never pronounce Wasser correctly anyways (Sidebar: incase anyone is wondering.. it’s the German word for water – so just start saying water and switch words in the middle. It is NOT way-sir. It’s wah-sir.)

But I do want to make a mark on the world. I want people to remember me. I think we all do. But I want to be remembered the way that I want Taylor Swift to be remembered – with my reputation intact. Hopefully I’ll be remembered for leading someone to Christ. That’s the ultimate legacy in my opinion.

So this was a spiraling extensional crisis based on a Taylor Swift Instagram post. It happens to me sometimes. Working on my goals– slow and steady wins the race – is leading me in the direction I want to go. I’m excited about the future – for both me and Taylor Swift.