Life Lessons: An Introduction

 Let me begin with this: I know nothing.

 With that out of the way, I can begin.  We all have these little “aha” moments in everyday life that bring us a moment of clarity before the next thing distracts us – family, work, etc…  About 15 years ago, I began to take note of these moments, mainly through notes or voice memos on my phone as I’m typically on the go as these nuggets of wisdom strike.

 I still vividly remember that first time, when I was traveling for work and ended up having an extended layover in Atlanta’s airport for six hours having missed a connection due to a delay.  As I sat in the terminal with nothing to do but watch my fellow travelers hurriedly go this way and that, the presence of so many individuals with preoccupied with their worlds made up of their unique hopes, dreams, loves, emotional baggage, just passing each other on their way to live their life.

 I’ll dig deeper into that little anecdote in a separate post later, but it was that realization that brought me out of my own lived experience for a moment to give me a greater perspective.  And it is this type of perspective that I will be sharing in my series of Life Lessons.  I see these a little tidbits that I hope to pass along to my children one day, God willing.  And yes, I’ll try to make these focused on that greater, macrolevel perspective, but they will undoubtedly be influenced by my life, my faith, and my perceptions.

 So with that in mind, we begin: Life Lesson 1: Don’t Do Nothing

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