"Notes" of An Elder

No matter what line of business we're in, we are all in the people business.

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.

  • Don't stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done.

  • You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pocket.

  • Talk is not cheap. It's expensive.

  • Focus on the good, and the good gets better.

  • No matter what line of business we're in, we are all in the people business.

  • People undervalue favors that cost you a great deal of time and effort.

  • Sustaining change takes more effort than initiating change.

  • Consider everyone as a potential friend and ally.

  • If you lose control, you lose, period.

  • Treasure opportunities to be yourself.

Dreams

  • Night

  • Day

  • Normal

  • Lucid

  • Recurring

  • Some people are so old they become young again.

  • There will be times we have to put our own lives on hold so we can help others.

  • As long as people are curious, there will always be a necessity for books.

  • Language serves as the writer's paints and brushes.

  • We have a tendency to look away from what we don't understand.

  • We can't always choose what we'll be remembered for.

  • You need to be where everyone is heading.

  • Rarely is "no" permanent.

  • Here is the thing about truth: once you see it, you cannot un-see it.

  • A measure of our society is how we treat the most vulnerable.

Magic Question

If my life ends tomorrow, am I doing what I love to do?