"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.

• Be a life long learner. Take responsibility for your learning.

• Every day, strive for personal freedom. If all you hold onto is bitterness, you can never be free to explore the depths of who you are.

• Practice removing the confines and breaking free from comfort zones in your life.

• Schedule time each day for just thinking.

• Practice daily random acts of kindness. Kindness always wins.

• Be unapologetically You!

• Close the gap between what we do not know and what others do.

• Not everyone needs to be “normal” especially in a world of average people.

Game Plan

• Listen

• Learn

• Understand

• Challenge

• Look at constraints as a source of creativity rather than as a temporary hardship to overcome.

• Be independent enough to rebel without getting fired.

• Uncertainty can be a signal that it is time to change.

• There is a significant problem going on where everyone is talking, but nobody is listening.

• Make part of your each day uncomfortable, unfamiliar and new.

• Critical thinking is the most essential skill we can teach our children.

• Resist the urge to think it’s up to others, you must take the initiative.

• The way you think is the way you behave.

Magic Question

Did I positively impact anyone today?

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