Meaningful Mondays - Arrows Out

The Flow of Our Lives

The average adult makes 35,000 choices a day.

Socrates said, "An unexamined life is not worth living."

What are the 5 keys to better choice-making? Can you "kidify" those keys to help your "kids" become better choice-makers?

1. "Decide" where you are going. Reduce your options. Will this choice move me closer or farther away from my decision?
2. Make "Gratitude" your companion. A grateful heart brings clarity, filtering distractions and magnifying purpose.
3. Adust- reflect and review. Regularly review your choices. Are they in line with your decisions and aspirations? Adjust if necessary.
4. Seek Wisdom- From God, family, friends, and mentors. Gathering perspectives can help guide your choices.
5. Action over Perfection. Perfection is elusive. Prioritize action. Remember, it's the flow of choices that moves us forward. Be the River, not the pond.

Don’t You Just Hate it? ”Knowing the Ending: The Power of Vision in Turbulent Times.”

Having unwavering confidence in your future will drastically change your reaction to present challenges.
- Lee Brower

"Gratitude is a profound appreciation for the present moment."
- Lee Brower

"To travel hopefully is better than to arrive."
- Robert Louis Stevenson

"Embrace your challenges with the grace of someone who knows the ending."
- Lee Brower

Grandpa Jim

"The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer."
- Mahatma Gandhi

"To give and not expect return, that is what lies at the heart of love."
- Oscar Wilde

"Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. It is, as the scriptures say, 'substance, the evidence of things not seen.' Faith emits a spiritual light, and that light is discernible."
- Boyd K. Packer

"The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision."
- Helen Keller

”Time flies!” But, you are the pilot.

"Time is more than money. You can get more money, but you can't get more time."
- Jim Rohn

"Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend."
- Theophrastus

“Life offers you two precious gifts. One is time; the other is freedom of choice—the freedom to buy with your time what you will."
- Richard L. Evans

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