is when your gut says, ‘no way’ and your mouth says, ‘sure, how can I help you’?
From Michelle
Category: Philosophy
Live in the Present
From Susan O*:
“I have learned lately that the best thing you can do for yourself is to live in the present. All the best laid plans can change in an instant. I am wondering how much time I have actually spent in the same room with myself.”
*this was on the About page but it deserves a day of its own!
“Don’t let the perfect drive out the good”
My brilliant and profound (or is it profane?) husband taught me / teaches me this lesson.
Perhaps others said it first, say maybe Voltaire http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Voltaire, but Steve says it better.
On this day, the desire to perfectly summarize the lessons of 2010 has been keeping me from adding perfectly good lessons and get on with 2011, so no more of that! Here we go with another year!
I have purchased the address janeslessonslearned.com and I am on a roll!
Email me your lessons as you learn them and I’ll give you your own day!
Thank you for a year of lessons!
Jane
Go With It
From Jenn:
“I’ve learned that being flexible and open to change (very hard for me) can result in some really cool and fun experiences! Planning less and “going with the flow” is often worth it.”
Where are YOU?
From my friend Cindy via FB – Who loves this image – in Part 2?
Part 1: “Comic relief for my day: Left mall area & drove to local bookshop only to find it was no longer there. Drove BACK to the dreaded mall area & went into Border’s. Poked around & faced the serpentine-of-ungodly-length check-out line. Meandered to end of line, took a deep breath & prepared to settle in for the long wait. Looked to my right, only to see a book there entitled, “You are HERE”. It was my OM moment.”
Part 2: “…a very grounding and comical moment. I pointed it out to the person ahead of me and the one who came behind me in line. Wish I had taken it off the shelf and had people pass it down to the person who came behind them.”
Part 3: “..And throw the part about me purchasing a pair of OM symbol earrings as a gift a bit earlier in the day. SOMEONE was sending a message.”
RSVP already!
I have learned, again and again, that it is really rude to not RSVP.
And I promise to try very hard to never forget again.
Fritter Not!
From Gale, a quote from Og Mandino:
“Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have no time to accept a real challenge when it comes along. This applies to play as well as work. A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine. No more busy work. No more hiding from success. Leave time, leave space, to grow. Now. Now! Not tomorrow!”
And from this, I learned who Og Mandino is: http://www.ogmandino.com/
Go For It!
My friend Nancy posted all of this on Facebook:
“I have learned that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
–Henry David Thoreau
Today, stand in your power, achieve your dreams, and enjoy your day!”
“Do It With Energy”
Elaine Fong, our amazing Taiko teacher, taught the WSS drummers this in our last rehearsal (it’s big):
“If you are going to be wrong, do it with energy!”
She was telling us that we need to stop being tentative on the big drums – to go for it – and look like we know what we’re doing.
The result is here. Advance to 4:30 to see the windup to the big finish by the group. Maybe not exactly the same moment, but with great energy!!!
All Good
Kathleen taught me her boss’s mantra: “I spread peace not discord wherever I go.”
As a bonus, I learned how to spell discord!
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