"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.

• If it is to be, it is up to me.

• People tell others what they want to hear, not what they ought to hear. Not all of us will hear — some will daydream.

• Every day I get up, it's an opportunity to evolve myself.

• The harder I work, the luckier I get.

• Failure is never final. Go after each hurdle and obstacle that has been put in your life.

• Fear will eat you up. Take the F in fear and turn it into Faith.

• When we learn to accept, embrace, and make peace with life's many changes, the easier our lives will get and the wiser we will become.

• Your best friend should be a person called You.

• Do what you can to positively impact someone's life.

• Clean your room before you save the world.

Emotional Connectors

• Empathy & Patience

• Tolerance & Compassion

• Body Language & Messaging

• To think is easy — to act is hard.

• True believers have a cause for which they are willing to die.

• Always be a work in progress.

• Your life is no better than the relationship with your mind.

• The best questions lead us to important and meaningful places.

• Acquiring things you don't need only creates more distractions you don't want.

• Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

• Every problem is a nail, and you happen to have a hammer.

• If you can't adapt, change becomes a threat instead of an opportunity.

• If we don't allow the world to teach us, it teaches us a lesson.

Magic Question

What must I sacrifice to get ahead?