"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 will find the world has more opportunities than problems.

• Be content but never be satisfied.

• Prejudice is an opinion without judgment.

• If you wish to know what your friends say about you when you are absent, listen to what is said about others in your presence.

• A form of "intellectual curiosity" is to see the world from another point of view.

Learning How To:

• To love and trust.

• To learn and grow.

• To believe and give.

• To forgive and listen.

• To respect and teach.

• To live.

• Dare to cherish a dream. Dare to know it can be done and to know that you are the person to do it. Look for the positive side. Have faith, and you will find that faith and confidence will help you laugh at and do the impossible.

• You will never get ahead by following the crowd.

• It's all right to pray for the things you want, but it's a good idea to work for the things you need.

• They who lose money lose a little. They who lose a friend lose more. They who lose courage lose the most.

• Right and wrong are relative to our likes and dislikes.

• I haven't met a “know it all” yet who did.

Magic Question

What makes you happy?

P.S. Searching for a book recommendation? Our team at The Daily Coach highly recommends Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. The Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author of The Warmth of Other Suns examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.

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