Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

Gratitude vs Gratification

"Gratification is the fleeting thrill of receiving, while gratitude is the enduring warmth of appreciating."
- Lee Brower

"Gratitude allows us to connect deeply with our past, appreciate our present, and cultivate a positive outlook for the future."
- Lee Brower

How many legs does a dog have?

Just because it's true doesn't mean it is the truth.

Even with its amazing capabilities, walking with technology should never be confused with walking with truth.

B.A.T. + U:

• Beware of biases.
• Apply critical thinking.
• Trustworthy sources.
• + Update.

Thank you, Dad. An unrealized priceless gift from my dad that I just realized.

"I feel more like I do now than I ever have!"

Our Treasured Mentor (PAST): Every experience, every encounter, every success, and every setback is wisdom that can inform the present moment.

Our Beacon of Inspiration (FUTURE): Each vision we harbor, each dream we nurture, shapes our responses/choices today.

Our Empowering Moment (NOW): Gratitude elevates our past and the moment;

Choice empowers us to craft our path, Action is the bridge that turns yesterday's lessons and tomorrow's dreams into today's realities.

Pringle your way to success

"Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect."
- Alan Cohen.

"There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do what is of greatest importance."
- Thomas S. Monson.

"Action is the foundational key to all success."
- Pablo Picasso.

I am going to tell you what movie you must see this week.

"Try not to become a man or woman of success, but rather a man or woman of value."
- Albert Einstein

Reservoirs stagnate. Rivers F.L.O.W... Forever Learning, Optimizing Wisdom!!!

Be The RIVER!!

Challenge: Go see Sound of Freedom before it is gone!!

If Ben Franklin could address our Congress, what would he say?

"Have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance?... I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests, or projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach, and a bye word down to future age."
 - Ben Franklin, June 28, 1787

Self-distancing language: BE A CAT!

Why typical self-talk does not help you. Listen to the end to change the way you talk to yourself forever.

"Encourage yourself in the second person, for your mind receives advice better from a trusted companion than from the self."

What is Fatherhood without Authentic Leadership?

"No success in the world can compensate for failure in the home."
- David O. McKay

"You haven't failed until you have stopped loving them."
- N. Eldon Tanner

"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best you are capable of becoming."
- Coach John Wooden

"Authentic leaders love, teach, protect, and empower at home AND within the communities they serve."
- Lee M Brower

What is the Price of Greatness?

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."
- Abraham Lincoln

Truck Driver On Fire

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."

• Capture the experience.
• What is the lesson?
• Name the experience. That puts a handle on it so you can share it.
• Use the lesson. Share the experience so others can use it.