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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
An Update
Here we are, almost two years away from the proposal, and I am just getting up a few of our honeymoon pictures. Here we are at a ranch in North Carolina. I wish we could have really taken a ride at the pace I wanted to go, but our guide made us go slow. BUT it was really fun because we went along the edge of a mountain.
Friday, September 3, 2010
What Will Matter?
What Will Matter?
"-Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises,no minutes,hours, or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you own or what you were owed. Your grudges,resentments,frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes,ambitions,plans and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It wont matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end. It wont matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave. What will matter is not your success but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.What will matter is every act of integrity,compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters."
(Michael Josephson,"What Will Matter?",L.A.:Josephson Institute of Ethics,2003.)
"-Ready or not, someday it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises,no minutes,hours, or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you own or what you were owed. Your grudges,resentments,frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear. So too, your hopes,ambitions,plans and to-do lists will expire. The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away. It wont matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end. It wont matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant. So what will matter?
How will the value of your days be measured? What will matter is not what you bought but what you built, not what you got but what you gave. What will matter is not your success but your significance. What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught.What will matter is every act of integrity,compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched,empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example. What will matter is not your competence but your character.
What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone. What will matter is not your memories but the memories that live in those who loved you. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what. Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a life that matters."
(Michael Josephson,"What Will Matter?",L.A.:Josephson Institute of Ethics,2003.)
Friday, May 28, 2010
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Monday, November 23, 2009
My personality
See my Personality Profile
| % | |
|---|---|
| Openness | 84% |
| Conscientiousness | 41% |
| Extraversion | 77% |
| Agreeableness | 59% |
| Neuroticism | 59% |
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The Evil Cat
Last night my evil cat China decided to slash Chanel's eye with his claw. Chanel is in surgery now, and I hope she doesn't lose her sight. The laceration went all the way through to the center of her eyeball. When Chanel returns, another animal will be going into the hospital ... this time it will be China to get his nails taken off. I've lived through scratched furniture, ripped carpets, pet deposits, and now a $1500 surgery. I think it's time. I'll update Chanel's status when I know more.
10/11
Update. Chanel is doing well, but we are paranoid about infection and further damage, so we have mini freak out sessions every day. She is on 5 medications and it's a lot of work. She also has to wear one of those funny collars.
10/11
Update. Chanel is doing well, but we are paranoid about infection and further damage, so we have mini freak out sessions every day. She is on 5 medications and it's a lot of work. She also has to wear one of those funny collars.
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