"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.

• Accept that change is inevitable, unavoidable, unstoppable, and most unpredictable ― embrace it.

• Always promise less than you can deliver and deliver more than you promise.

• Emotions are thoughts that reverberate throughout the body.

• Happiness is not about getting all that you want. It’s about enjoying all that you have.

• Never accept mediocrity. You only have one life, so there’s no reason not to make the best of it.

• The past is a “former now” ― a memory trapped in your mind.

• We lie to impress others, garner sympathy, protect other people’s feelings, and avoid conflict.

• The world is changing rapidly. What we are taught might not be true anymore, and what we believe might no longer be feasible.

Building a Better Me

• Past self

• Present self

• Future self

• The ultimate test of your knowledge is your capacity to transfer it to another.

• The toughest part of reaching the end of the road is not knowing what comes next.

• “When you hang out with the wrong people in the wrong places you will soon do the wrong thing.” ― Greg Laurie

• Where your mind goes, you go.

• It is not selfish to love yourself, to take care of yourself, and to make yourself a priority ― it is necessary.

• Overthinking is the human way of creating problems that might not exist.

• True happiness doesn’t hinge on events or life circumstances. It lies within.

• May your life preach more loudly than your lips.

Magic Question

How do you do what you do?