"Notes" of An Elder

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

November 05, 2021

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?