"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.

• Find something that fills you with meaning, joy, purpose, and possibility, then spend the rest of your life doing it.

• You can tell almost as much about a person by the quality of their questions as by the quality of their response.

• Knowledge is accumulating so fast that we must run to even stand still.

• Each day, do a little more than is expected of you, and soon more will be expected of you.

• To be born in freedom is an accident. To live in freedom is a struggle. To die in freedom is an obligation.

• There is far too much emphasis today on the freedom to speak and all too little emphasis on the obligation to listen. Everybody is talking. Nobody is listening.

Social Currency

• Money

• Power

• Access

• Influence

• Opportunity

• Most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do their lives.

• One of the hardest things in life is to know when to keep going and when to move on.

• When people ask you: What do you do? Answer: Whatever it takes!

• If you don't know, say I don't know.

• The best way to destroy an enemy is to make a friend.

• A lot of times, you can win the fight without fighting.

• If you have a true friend, you have more than your share.

Magic Question

Are you on the path to purpose and freedom?