It is said that wisdom comes with age. This page is dedicated to the lessons life has taught me, frequently through painful experience. I will at times quote others more eloquent than I, but only when life has already taught me the same lesson.
- Never be so afraid of dying that you forget to live.
- “It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.” Abraham Lincoln
- A surprising number of life’s problems work themselves out if you have faith a solution will present itself, the patience to wait for the solution to come by, and the courage to grasp the solution when it arrives.
- When pursuing your dreams remember these words from the movie Boondock Saints:
Connor: How far are we gonna take this, Da?
Il Duce: The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far as is needed? - The Wisdom of Chad: Remember the story about the blind men and the elephant? Traveling the world for a long time is like eating that elephant. Every day you get a bite of that elephant. Some days it will be a big bite of ass….
- “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bow lines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails, Explore, Dream, Discover.” Mark Twain