- Morning Musing
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- February 7, 2023
Good morning friends!
Hope you all enjoy your morning beverage!
Let’s go…
Quote of the day:
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
The famous Man in the Arena quote.
A Musing, Aphorism, and Heuristic (or something like that)…
i) If we really realized how short life we wouldn’t waste it…
If we really realized the shortness of life we would act deliberately.
We would leave no time for things of no meaning.
ii) To understand life we must understand death…
There is no bad without good.
We may not be able to fully grasp the concept of death now, but reminding yourself of it daily is a good place to start.
Understanding death allows us to live.
It’s why many people diagnosed with a terminal illness say they’ve never felt more alive.
iii) Life is like a box of chocolates - Forrest Gump
I know, I know, cheesy.
But as the quote continues…
“You never know what you're going to get inside”
It does ring true…
You never know what’s going to happen.
The only sure thing is if you don’t eat any chocolate you’ll get nothing.
Cocktail Time: 3 Interesting facts; 1 Communication tip; And the occasional joke
3 Interesting Facts:
i) You’re a miracle, the odds of you being born are 1 in 40 million.
ii) The odds of winning the lottery are 1 in 14 million.
iii) The odds of getting eaten by a shark are about 1 in 4 million.
Communication tip:
If you see someone you want to talk to, don’t wait.
If you’re scared.
Count down from 5 then start walking once you hit 0.
The reason you suck at talking to new people is, you never talk to new people.
One Actionable Tip to Improve your Life Today:
Move your body (at least) once every hour.
Set a timer on your phone for 55 minutes.
Once it goes off get up and move for 5 minutes.
You can:
walk
stretch
do jumping jacks
Whatever.
Just move your body.
A Few Resources:
i) Ryan Carter is one of the best in the health field, he tells it as it is. The truth.
ii) The book that got me into reading Born to Run, highly recommend it.
Thanks for reading friends!
I hope was able to give you something of value this morning.
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I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.
- Morning Musing