"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.

• In life, we never lose friends. We only learn who the true ones are.

• Greatness is making others shine.

• History is the collective memory and experience of a people.

• Do for yourself what you wish others to do for you.

• No one will be able to deny the need for good thinking if the world is drowning in lies.

• Be committed to the truth no matter what the truth may be.

• We are not punished for our sins. We are punished by them.

Mindsets

• Fixed and Growth

• Proactive and Open

• Abundance and Avoidance

• Perfection and Courageous

• We don't meet people by accident. Everyone is meant to cross our paths for a reason.

• My self-defined vocation in life is to be a "positive difference maker" in as many lives as possible.

• Propaganda: the art of forming people's opinions for them.

• Never give your time to someone who does not respect it.

• We all must think before we believe.

• Seek, hear, and know the opposing viewpoint of as many issues as possible.

• "Future generations will judge us not by what we say, but what we do." — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Magic Question

Have I told you lately how much you mean to me?

P.S. Searching for a book recommendation? Our team at The Daily Coach highly recommends To Know as We Are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey by Parker J. Palmer. This book on authentic education explores how mind and heart can work together in the learning process. Moving beyond the bankruptcy of our current model of education, Parker Palmer finds the soul of education through a lifelong cultivation of the wisdom each of us possesses and can share to benefit others.

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