Note: shortening the blog series name from "50 Things I've Learned in 50 Years" to "50Lessonsfr50YRS"...
Lesson #28: YOU must decide how you are going to LIVE
Re-Post from several years ago (2011) below.... but the lesson is: "Live a Courageous, Action-Oriented Life with Integrity". I suggest, that you don't sit around waiting for someone else or some special "alignment of the moon & stars" for SUCCESS to happen. YOU make it happen and if you don't then STOP YOUR COMPLAINING! ;-)
READ on.... (I cut & paste from the former entry to make this easy on you...):
My Personal Convictions:
BRAVO = Build Relationships with Actions that Value Others
WHAT IS COURAGE? Courage: the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
SOME OF MY PERSONAL CONVICTIONS:
- I believe everyone has a right to be treated fairly.
- I believe that everyone should attempt to try to understand one another, rather than placing judgments and expectations on others.
- I believe that research and listening to various points of view with an open-mind are critical to being truly educated, and thus being the best human/person you can be.
- I believe that there are people in this world who truly need the help of others to survive (i.e. people w developmental disabilities) and that I must do what I can to help.
- I believe that war is stupid and cowardly.
- I believe in God who is watching out for all of us, and I really don't have anything to worry about.
