The Best Teachers

We live in the present, we dream in the future and we learn eternal truths from the past.
—Madame Chiang Kai-Shek

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The past is here to serve us, not haunt us. The best teacher we'll ever have is our own life experiences. Our second best teacher will be the lessons we learn from the experience of others. You're the student; life is the teacher. What kind of student do you intend to be?

If life, as a teacher, could talk, life would tell us that the following lessons are to be studied, put into practice, studied and put into practice again and again. These lessons, when applied in life, offer us the best chance of maximizing our full potential and living a happy and fulfilled life.

Life's Lesson Plans:

Lesson I: Stages of Life - What critical lessons have you learned or learned from others in the various stages of life?
1. Childhood lessons
2. Teenage lessons
2. Adult lessons
3. Senior lessons

Lesson II: Priorities in Life - What lessons have you learned personally or from others about what is really important in life?
1. Spirituality
2. Family
3 Friendship
4. Work

Lesson III: Virtues of Life - What lessons have you learned about what defines a person of character?
1. Love
2. Forgiveness
3. Honesty
4. Kindness

In every experience, there is a lesson to be learned. The key is be open and receptive to the lesson. Some lessons will be readily apparent and some will be hidden or disguised; some lessons will be instantaneous and some will take time; some will require a bit of thought, where others won't. The key is that you have a willingness to learn the lessons and apply them in your life. A lesson learned without application, is like starting a car and never shifting gears.

Remember: Anything you do or say in the present moment can never be changed or taken back. What can be changed is what you say and do in the future. When it comes down to it, your future will be defined by how well you have learned from the lesson of the past.

Learn from the past, live in the present and look to the future!

It's Your Life: Live it, Love it and Celebrate it!
MJD