change
Posted: April 3, 2013 Filed under: pearls of wisdom | Tags: change, growth, pearls of wisdom, vibrant 30 CommentsI read an email about two people and change. I didn’t hear the story from both sides but I could see that one is ready for change and one resists.
It struck me that in work and life growth is essential. I once lived next to a ninety-two year man, Mr Gardiner, who told me “I can’t live in the past, I need to invest like I will live ten more years.” Curiosity and connectedness seem to me to be what make for vibrant lives.
We can never fix others, but the best part of being willing to change is we can fix ourselves.
Sometimes I take my own advice…
bwthoughts 
A beautiful post I forgot to appreciate in a reply …
thanks Bert – I appreciate it from you, who value your words and thoughts.
Absolutely spot on message. We can only change ourselves. Your last line made me smile. Have a great weekend Bill! 🙂
🙂 – you too!
I like this advice myself.
Sometimes I like it, too! Great post, thanks!
I sometimes think much of my growth was by switching jobs, and that the change of moving propelled me forward.
as for you, I suspect you are just right 🙂
Sweet! 😉
Interesting thought. Thanks.
Truth. 🙂
Thanks Jamie 🙂
sometimes only? lol
I was always told that the only constant that we can depend on is change…
I like what Mr. Gardiner said.
he was a gentle soul, and I knew him when I was about 22 and he 92. He and his wife had no children and had been married about seventy years. They had all their wedding presents, silver and crystal in a hutch, and they found the names of the families that had given it to them and where they could sent the heirlooms to the giver’s families children and grandchildren.
wow. Now that’s something. Investing inthe future, loving kindness, humility, and a desire to give back….
I am a better man for having met him.
Your advice is always good! 🙂 …except that time you suggested I try jumping off of Grandma’s roof. THUD. Hahaha.
the lesson there is…. that advice was good for me 🙂
It’s always easier to tell others to change than to change yourself.
janet
A 92-year-old who is planning for the next decade — that’s impressive!
he didn’t make it, but the sense of his remark was that no mater what he wasn’t giving up. He was such a quiet well mannered gentleman but he pursued his passions, investing and reading with vigor.
I think I will follow your good advice….
🙂 — I’m not smart enough to give advice, ( except to my kids ), but the one thing I learned is don’t offer advice unasked for.
I just tell my stories and thoughts.
Change is always easier when you’re the one advocating for it and it blows cookie chunks when someone else is…yes i said blows cookie chunks!
Hi Diane — I am still trying to determine if cookie chunks are good like chocolate chip manna from heaven, or bad. 🙂
haha they’re bad.
yes — sometimes it stinks, and sometimes you can face the future hand in hand.
yaya what you said yada yada blah blah
you mean it always stinks? 🙂
no, yes, what was the question?