"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.

• You can't live an extraordinary life by living in ordinary ways.

• There is a time and season for all things. Sometimes the right thing at the wrong time can be worse than a wrong thing any time.

• The stronger we feel, the more we let our feelings substitute for thinking.

• "A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say." ― Italo Calvino

• The best people in your life are the ones you can't do without.

• Learn to love people for who they are, not who we wish they were.

• Believe your eyes. Believe your ears. Believe your voice. Believe in YOU.

• Whatever we have, turn it into something beautiful.

People Want To Know

• Can I trust you?

• Do you know what you are talking about?

• Do you personally care about me?

• We were taught to read, write, and speak, but no one ever taught us to listen.

• Do what you can to make today more livable than yesterday.

• Some people see only what meets the eye and react to what they see. Others interpret what they see before they act.

• If we never see each other again, we saw each other once.

• Criticize in private. Praise in public.

• Say "no" to everyone the same way ― nicely.

• Life is not always a pass or fail. It is mostly plus or minus.

• Give the present the gift of your full attention.

Magic Question

When will your future begin?

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