"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.

• Don't stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done.

• You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pocket.

• Talk is not cheap. It's expensive.

• Focus on the good, and the good gets better.

• No matter what line of business we're in, we are all in the people business.

• People undervalue favors that cost you a great deal of time and effort.

• Sustaining change takes more effort than initiating change.

• Consider everyone as a potential friend and ally.

• If you lose control, you lose, period.

• Treasure opportunities to be yourself.

Dreams

• Night

• Day

• Normal

• Lucid

• Recurring

• Some people are so old they become young again.

• There will be times we have to put our own lives on hold so we can help others.

• As long as people are curious, there will always be a necessity for books.

• Language serves as the writer's paints and brushes.

• We have a tendency to look away from what we don't understand.

• We can't always choose what we'll be remembered for.

• You need to be where everyone is heading.

• Rarely is "no" permanent.

• Here is the thing about truth: once you see it, you cannot un-see it.

• A measure of our society is how we treat the most vulnerable.

Magic Question

If my life ends tomorrow, am I doing what I love to do?