“Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.” -Rumi
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi
This is the tricky thing about life, getting to that point where you feel as though you are actually grasping the lessons that life is offering. ‘OFFERING’— like a silver platter that holds intimate, personal notes and details of learning for your best life.
Oh, how I wish that I could have a magic, silver platter that would offer a new life WISDOM, daily. I really had to sit and think about this—-would I rather have wisdom or a lesson? To keep things in perspective we are given lessons daily, so the real gifts would be a daily wisdom, right?
“Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from LIVING.” -Anthony Douglas Williams
I am going to deep dive into the internet, ask friends and family and share what I can uncover from a deeper, wiser place. haha
I do believe that to become wiser we must EXPERIENCE life. I am a big believer in the deeper, more meaningful stuff that gives life the real richness. Experiences create that. -H
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes
“”Every person that comes into our life comes for a reason; some come to learn and others come to teach.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Are you listening? Learning? Loving? I was at the grocery store this morning and I noticed a nice looking, well-groomed man who was walking around the store parking lot with a small broom and dust pan. I was getting into my car when he was within a small distance. I looked at him, smiled and said, “I bet sweeping is kind of like a nice meditation.” He smiled, “I am grateful I get to do this. I have been working for the man who owns this property for 13 years. We have so much to be grateful for. Gratitude is a wonderful thing. The world needs more of it.” I replied, “Absolutely. He is lucky to have someone like you who cares and takes pride in what he does. Have a beautiful day.” He warmly smiled and said, “you as well.” It was a short but sweet interaction that made me stop and reflect—if this man can find such gratitude in a simple sweeping job, what do I possibly have to complain about?—I am reminded of a speech by MLK that said, “If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well.” I LOVE that! In whatever you find yourself doing, at whatever crossroad, whatever age, whatever destination—find purpose and give of your best in all you do. There is great wisdom in that!! -H
“If I asked you to write a list of all the things you love, how long will it take for you to write your name?”
“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam
“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of god, which is why we call it the present.” – Bil Keane
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ― Gautama Buddha
“The meaning of life is to give life meaning.”
KARMA
NAMASTE
“Know thyself” -Socrates
“Just do it” -Nike
Make your life mean something to YOUrself.
“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” -Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Brothers Karamazov)
I like this…Why do we tell and insist that people, “Have a great day!” Maybe we just need to begin with the small things and be grateful, instead of setting ourselves up for a necessary expectation of an ENTIRE day being great!! haha. Maybe strive for a peaceful morning or what about a nice afternoon and then …take your day, your job, your life moments and appreciate the small wins of a healthy breakfast that you had time to enJOY. Maybe you buy yourself flowers just because. Maybe say thank you that you had a calm, loving conversation with your daughter or that you were able to take the time to see the sun rise or set. Take the time to notice all the little things that end up creating a truly great day.
What’s one piece of wisdom or advice that has stuck with you throughout your life–— When I was a boy 7 or 8 years old, and I’m 76 now, my grandfather, “the most important man in my life at that time and beyond,” told me that there was a treasure chest up in the attic, and that whatever was in it, I could have! So I went running upstairs to the attic and found a box, right where he said the treasure chest would be! So I opened it, and much to my surprise there was nothing in it! So I went back downstairs and told my Granddad, “I found the treasure chest but there wasn’t anything in it!!! It was empty!!!” He said “I know son. That treasure chest is just like life, if you don’t put anything into it, you won’t be getting anything out of it.” At the time, my little boy brain couldn’t process the data! So my Grandad got us some graham crackers and milk, and we ate and drank milk and had a really good time! And here at 76 years old, I can still hear my Granddad’s voice! “That treasure chest is just like life, if you don’t put anything into it, you won’t be getting anything out of it.”
That’s as far back as I can go with regard to shared wisdom that stayed with me throughout my life. Great question! And thanks for that trip down memory lane.
And I have a tip for anyone reading this that is fortunate enough to be a Grandparent… You are some of the most precious people on the Planet Earth, please pour into those grandchildren, they love and need you, and they will NEVER forget you. -Harold Lindsey [taken from Quora]
Steve Jobs last words according to close family was “oh, Wow. Oh, Wow. Oh, Wow.”
Some of the last WISDOMS of Steve Jobs, billionaire, dead at 56:
“I have reached the pinnacle of success in business.” In other people’s eyes my life is a success.
However, aside from work, I’ve had little joy.
At the end of the day, wealth is just a fact I’ve gotten used to.
Right now, lying on my hospital bed, reminiscing all my life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth I took so much pride in, has faded and become meaningless in the face of imminent death.
You can hire someone to drive your car or make money for you, but you can’t hire someone to stand sick and die for you.
Material things lost can be found again. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost: Life.
Whatever stage of life we are currently at, in time we will face the day the curtain closes.
Love your family, spouse, children and friends… Treat them right .
Cherish them.
As we get older, and wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $300 or $30 watch both give the same time
Whether we have a $300 or $30 wallet or purse, the amount inside is the same.
Whether we drive a $150,000 car or a $30,000 car, the road and the distance are the same, and we reach the same destination.
Whether we drink a $1000 or $10 bottle of wine, the hangover is the same.
Whether the house in which we live is 100 or 1000 square meters, loneliness is the same.
You will realize that your true inner happiness does not come from material things of this world.
Whether you travel first class or economy class, if the plane crashes, you go down with it…
Therefore, I hope you realize, when you have friends, brothers and sisters, with whom you discuss, laugh, talk, sing, talk about north-south-east or heaven and earth,… this is the real happiness!!
An indisputable fact of life:
Don’t raise your children to be rich.
Educate them to be happy.
When they grow up, they will know the value of things and not the price. “
The six best doctors in the world are sunlight, rest, exercise, diet, self-confidence, and friends. Maintain them in all stages and enjoy a healthy life.
“The only constant in life is change.” This acknowledges the fact that change is inevitable and encourages us to embrace it rather than resist it. It reminds us to be adaptable and flexible in the face of challenges and uncertainty. -Julie Moraa (Quora)
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” – Albert Einstein
Tibetan Value: “The secret to living well and longer is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple and love without measure.” – Tibetan Proverb.
“Life is what you make it.”
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Let us move forward with strong and active faith.” -FDR
“Your mind is like the sky – Dark clouds, storms, sunshine…It all comes and goes. But the sky, it’s always there. Just watch. Just observe. It will pass.”
“Don’t fear death or dying. Fear never having truly lived.”
“Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle.”
“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, an honest compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”
“Happiness doesn’t have to be chased…it merely has to be chosen.”— Mandy Hale
“You are either growing or dying.”
Yesterday I had an epiphany. I was trying to figure out how to make sense of something I just couldn’t understand. Here is what I asked a man. “Will you teach me, or show me the point?” The man’s response, “I could present all the help required and with a little practice, you’ll learn it word for word.” “If you memorize it, you’ll know it.” “If you experience it, you’ll see the bigger picture and the wisdom will be yours forever.” -Leon, quota
“The one who whines, never shines.”
Do something, learn something, try something to become a little better each day.
Read. Read. Read. Don’t let socials, television, tech steal so much of your one, brilliant, quick life.
“The important things in life, aren’t ‘THINGS”
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with Compassion , gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
“If you judge people, you have no time to LOVE them.”
Another person who I have always read and listened to is Richard Branson. He wrote a very inspired and WISE letter for a book to help with mental illness. Here is a great link with the letter and details https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/richard-branson-says-you-should-do-3-things-to-achieve-more-happiness-in-2018.html
Hope this list of WISDOMS finds you well and you can take note of some of the ideas that may inspire, change, guide you to further wisdom for your life. So many great guiding ideas.
Make each moment YOURS…seek and find the WISDOMS you need for an even better life.
Peace. Love and Light to you. -H
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