"Notes" of An Elder ― 5.2.25

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"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.

• None of us truly know how much time we have — mortality can be feared or used as fuel.

• We can live with deeper connection, gratitude, and purpose — or drift, hoping someone else will save us. But the truth is: no one is coming to save us.

• We are not made to merely exist, survive, or float through life. We are made to live fully — to extract every ounce of meaning from our time.

• As positive difference makers, we are made to transform lives, to study, to listen, and to learn.

• To me, to read a book is for entertainment. To study the book is to lean into the possibilities of awakening.

• Growth isn’t a phase. It’s a way of life.

• We often find ourselves entangled in situations beyond our control, caught in the threads of the past or fixated on an uncertain future. In these moments, the true power lies in letting go of what we cannot control.

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The Three Questions Every Follower Asks

Followers often look to their leaders for answers to three unspoken questions:

• Do you genuinely care about me?

• Are you capable of helping me grow?

• Can I trust you — not just with results, but with my well-being?

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• Our body is our first home — the vessel through which we move through this game called life. And no matter how far we drift, there is always an invitation waiting to return home to ourselves.

• Belief isn’t just a slogan or a line in a mission statement. It’s the force that fuels breakthroughs and bold action. Belief is the seed of all progress. Without it, nothing grows.

• Life and leadership are not just built on wins. They are built on wisdom earned through failure.

• Our society stigmatizes failure. But great leaders embrace it — because loss is never the end, it’s part of the evolution.

• Setbacks are chapters, not conclusions. Our response is always within our control.

• In the end, it’s our ability to carry unseen burdens, to wrestle with our inner conflicts, and to still find joy and purpose that defines our resilience — in living and in leading.

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Magic Question

What would returning to yourself — without judgment, without distraction — feel like and look like?

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