The other day somebody I was speaking with was devastated because someone they trusted went back on their word. I stopped them there and called it what it was…
“So they didn’t go back on their word, they lied! Isn’t that what really happened?”
After squirming a bit, they agreed. The person lied. They learned quite a lesson courtesy of life.
This happens to us all the time, doesn’t it? In one way or another we’ve all been lied to, deceived, used, mislead or disappointed. Sometimes it’s not others that rock our lives, but life itself. Still, the result is them same. In other words…
Live and Learn
I had asked a couple of famous folks to write a guest blog. Both of them said without hesitation that they would. I offered to write about some upcoming events they had happening as a way to both introduce them to my readers and add an additional voice to their events, which I wholeheartedly supported and believed in. Both of them stiffed me! Yep! In other words…
Live and Learn.
I’ve taken that phrase to heart over the years. Some folks see it as a phrase meaning that we’re giving up, but let’s take a look at those important words.
Live and Learn
It’s not about giving up, it’s about
TAKING WHAT LIFE HAS GIVEN TO YOU…..
LIVING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE CHALLENGES LIFE THROWS AT YOU…
AND THEN LEARNING ENOUGH SO THAT THE NEXT TIME YOU CAN TAKE A GOOD EXPERIENCE AND MAKE IT GREAT OR AVOID A BAD EXPERIENCE
Live and Learn not only goes for how others treat us, but how we treat others too. Look, we all make mistakes. From time to time, we will all treat someone unfairly, be rude to them or disappoint them because of our behavior. However, we need to learn from what life is giving us and make sure we show them (as my Dad would say) The Best We Have To Offer. In other words…
Live and Learn
Apply those three words and allow the lives of others to impact us. A friend or family members death can teach us so much if we just let it. How did they live? What were the forces that drove them to live? How did they die? What would they want us to be doing following their death, letting grief stop our lives or remembering them and truly living whatever life we have left? In other words…
Live and Learn.
Remind yourself at the end of each day just what life has taught you. Write it down in a journal and then review it from time to time.
Learn from your Life
So you can then
Live and Learn
Gregg
Peace