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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.

• Don't live in the past. The past is dead. Life is now, and the future is waiting.

• When you learn to embrace new ways of thinking and question the obvious, life has a way of opening up in unique and astounding ways.

• Don't ever stop asking questions that cause you to stretch, grow, innovate, create or change.

• Bear witness to the truth.

• Have conversations outside our comfort zones and outside our norms.

• Find joy ― make it a vital part of ourselves.

• Don't try to fit in. You'll most likely be average.

Focus

• What you can do.

• What you can learn.

• Who you can help.

• Where you can make the greatest impact.

• Don't try to fit in. You'll most likely be average.

• Attempt to do without fear.

• I might not know what truth is, but I know what a lie is.

• Take those you lead somewhere they haven't considered and been.

• Get to know the person as a human being and for who they really are.

• A genuine conversation must be inclusive of listening to learn.

• Our egos and our culture keep us from seeing things as they are.

• Being uncomfortable is a positive position.

Magic Question

Who is your desired future self?