"Notes" of An Elder

A worried mind racing around looking for a safe retreat will never act with a true sense of urgency.

December 04, 2020

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.

  • Without solitude, silence, and reflection, we will be drowning in the noise of other people’s opinions of what we should do with our life.

  • “Justice is what love looks like in public.” ― Dr. Cornel West

  • Solid conversation: Ask + Listen + Confirm

  • Be a “student” every day. Every day is an opportunity to learn.

  • If you are winning, someone is losing. If someone is losing, someone is winning.

  • Your words must find a way to speak.

  • Keep moving forward in the face of uncertainty. Unless you can do this, you will always be at the mercy of something else.

Make…

  • Make New & Make Room

  • Make Good & Make Peace

  • Make Time & Make Friends

  • Make Sense & Make Money

  • Make Love & Make Progress

  • Make a Difference & Make Value

  • We love to be right. The trouble with this mindset is that we stop paying attention to other perspectives. Instead of learning, we just care about winning and the argument.

  • Avoid the tendency to split all things into three categories: Black / White, Either / Or, Right / Wrong.

  • It’s not about ME. It’s about WE.

  • Sometimes in life, we become so focus on what we haven’t achieved that we lose sight of what we have.

  • A changing world offers not only many hazards but wonderful opportunities.

  • Understanding is wisdom ― 80% of the people are knowledgeable, while 20% are wiser.

  • Think clearly, respond rationally.

  • A worried mind racing around looking for a safe retreat will never act with a true sense of urgency.

Magic Question

How long does it take to get to heaven or hell?

P.S. Searching for a book recommendation? Our team at The Daily Coach highly recommends Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging by Sebastian Junger. Combining history, psychology, and anthropology, this book explores what we can learn from tribal societies about loyalty, belonging, and the eternal human quest for meaning. Tribe explains why we are stronger when we come together, and how that can be achieved even in today's divided world.

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