If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say?
I would tell myself to be who I am, not what I think others want me to be. Because when you try to be what others want you to be, they’re never satisfied. They won’t like you and you won’t like yourself.
So, cherish the people you’re with, but cherish who you are, too. As long as you’re not harming anyone, just be yourself.
Oh, yes. And stress is very over rated!
If your future self could send you one sentence, what do you hope it would say?
I would hope that I could look back on my life and say, “You made a difference.”
Many people spend their lives trying to obtain some sort of wealth and so-called success. But what is wealth? What is success?
E told me that her sister, S, was visiting. S, who had no grandchildren, looked around at E’s photos of her grandchildren and said, “I may have money. But your wealth is in these photos.”
Real wealth and real success are in the difference we make in the lives of others.
Is it better to march in time with everyone else?
Or in time with the music?
What’s a thing you wish schools actually taught?
Respect starts at home. But schools don’t help with today’s lack of respect. Why?
Respect goes both ways. It’s fair to say that students should respect teachers. But it’s also true that the teachers are the adults and it’s up to them to set an example. So, when teachers treat the students with disrespect, is it any wonder that’s the treatment they get back?
This is not meant to demean those few teachers who do show respect for students. But sadly there are many more who don’t.
So, what needs to be taught? Respect. All the other lessons will follow automatically.
Are you a lifelong learner?
Short answer, Yes!
It would be easy to settle back after the years of schooling and simply drift through life relying on the knowledge we gained. Or would it?
Let’s face it, we all learn new things throughout our lives. Otherwise we would never manage. For many retired people that would mean still doing things the way we did them 50 years ago. And for most of us, that doesn’t happen.
But that’s not what this question is about, is it. This is about learning, not just new skills for everyday life like how to use a microwave, or a web-connected dishwasher. This is about new subjects. This is about new careers, even.
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