Okay, I am in a funky mood tonight so I thought I would put up ten ideas that I think are true now that I am fifty, that I really didn't think too much about when I was younger. Some of them will be quotes that express an interesting idea, while others will just be stray thoughts by me. When I know who said a quote, I will attribute it to them so that you can read up on them a bit more if you want to.
I think these ideas and snippets can all stand on their own, so I am not going to elaborate on them. Think about them, and then let me know in the comments if you agree with my assessment. 1. "The years teach much, which the days never know." This is by Ralph Waldo Emerson. 2. "Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life." - Ben Franklin 3. "Happiness depends on ourselves.' Aristotle 4. "The things you thought were special when you were younger, will likely not be the things you think are special when you are fifty." Me! 5. "You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." Albert Camus 6. "Do or do not. There is no "Try"" - Yoda - Yes I mean the puppet from Star Wars! 7. "Don't be afraid to fail. Be afraid to not try." 8. "If you can't explain it simply, you don't know it well enough." Albert Einstein 9. "You are confined only by the walls you build yourself." 10. "Suffering is a choice. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Although this last one is not always true, I find that much of what causes me emotional pain really was a product of my decisions. Now with that said. These are things that I find are believable and interesting. For me, at this moment, they are true. Add some of your own truths in the comments. I really know nothing about my readers... other than my sister and my Mom. I do not know the age range of the people who read this blog, nor do I know where you are from. If you have a moment, add a pearl of your own wisdom. All I ask is that you also leave an age or an age range if you are uncomfortable leaving an exact age, and where you are writing from. It can be as vague as a state, or as pinpointed as a city or town. Please, no street addresses! Thanks. PS - The picture I used above really has nothing to do with this post. It is a picture of my daughter studying a painting at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco. When I look at that picture, I always get the feeling that she was looking for answers... not so much in the painting, but in life. Hopefully, these quotes maybe help her find some answers she can live with.
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