"Notes" of An Elder

Nothing in life is of any value unless it is shared with others.

"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

• Know your worth, value your life, and appreciate your blessings.

• Confidence is earned through competence.

• Everyone is talking. Few are listening.

• If you aren't transparent, then you aren't authentic.

• It is more human to laugh at life than to lament it.

• Every day will be a battle between positive and negative beliefs.

• Believing in yourself is an act of faith.

• Ask yourself occasionally: Is this thought helping me or hurting me?

• If you want to be trusted, be honest.

• Our journey ahead is less about doing things and more about deciding the right things to do.

4 Core Virtues

• Courage

• Wisdom

• Justice

• Self-Control

• A person turns bad because they serve their own good above all else.

• You are doing yourself an injustice when you don't learn something new every day.

• The best leaders embrace uncertainty with a view that fortune favors the bold.

• Talent creates opportunity, but character creates ability.

• Some gifts stain your soul. Be careful of the things you accept and who you accept them from.

• Are you running away from something, or are you running toward something?

• The world is a stage, and people are the actors.

• Freedom: to be liberated from the expectations of others.

• Arabic proverb: Half of all knowledge is to say, "I don't know."

• As a human being, you have the right to be recognized.

Magic Question

Why would anyone else have the answers to your life but you?