Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”—H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
In looking for inspiration (actually, quotes about “inspiration”), I was presented with the above quote. It wasn’t what I was looking for, but I trust it is what I need (and, perhaps, what you, the reader, need).
What more do I need to say?
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!!
“Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.”—Harold Kushner
The final of Lauryn Axelrod’s Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World is “care.” You really can’t make it through the ten words (attention, acceptance, authenticity, benevolence, balance, contemplation, creativity, collaboration, celebration, and care) and not give a sh**. The ten words, indeed, take on a journey to becoming better people. Better people create a better world.
The ten words lead us along a cyclical path. Caring (giving a sh** about others, our world, and the impact are having) invariably leads to being more attention. Attention leads to…. Well, hopefully, you get the point. In time and with practice we become more other-centered. We become introspective and aware. We learn to….
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!!
“The spirit of celebration and togetherness is a great source of inspiration.”— Nandita Mahtani
The ninth of Lauryn Axelrod’s Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World is “celebration.” Celebration requires community. One cannot celebrate in isolation. As we move through the Ten Words—attention, acceptance, authenticity, benevolence, balance, contemplation, creativity, collaboration, celebration, and care—we must first come together. As we collaborate in our creativity, we develop solutions that warrant celebration. Celebrating together—especially when we celebrate with people who are different than us—brings us together.
“We all have life storms, and when we get the rough times and we recover from them, we should celebrate that we got through it. No matter how bad it may seem, there’s always something beautiful that you can find.”—Mattie Stepanek
One of the great lessons I learned from Mattie Stepanek is to “play after every storm.” This is celebration. We will face countless storms in life. We don’t experience these in isolation. We may not agree with the others in the storm, but we have the common goal of surviving the storm. In the eye of the storm, we are not divided. To what benefit is it to come out of the storm only to go back to our divisive positions. We come together in collaboration to survive the storm. When we make it through (together). It is time now to celebrate. Celebrate!
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!!
“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.”—Mattie Stepanek
The eighth of Lauryn Axelrod’s Ten Words: An Interspiritual Guide to Becoming Better People in a Better World is “collaboration.” One of the most important factors contributing to longevity and health span, I have learned, is social connectedness—more specifically, Purposeful social connections. We are strengthened (or weakened) by the company we keep. Jim Rohn suggests that we are “the average of the five people we spend the most time with.” I have seen some pushback against this statement, but there can be little doubt, that others either elevate us or hold us down. Choose people who support your Purpose. As Mattie stated, “unity is strength.” “Wonderful things can be achieved” when we work together. Likewise, horrible things can be achieved when we have the wrong mission.
We often have different thoughts about how to accomplish our mission. Often, we have opposing missions. Working against one another gets us nowhere. As we work through the “Ten Words,” we move toward a common mission (the welfare of all) through cooperation and collaboration. Attention leads to acceptance. Acceptance leads to authenticity…to authenticity to benevolence… to balance… to contemplation… to creativity… to collaboration… to….
When we can work together more can be accomplished leading to us having something to celebrate. When we work collaboratively, we grow to understand one another (to care for one another… to accept one another…).
We choose today. We chose to oppose or collaborate. There is no unity in opposition.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!!
