Today I feel a great need to recognize that my time here is limited and that I must make the most of every moment that I am blessed with. In doing so I must learn so that I can pass it on and although I face much resistance I am reminded of the “starfish” example, if I reach one then that is one. I attempt to have meaningful conversations with men and am met with hostility. So I call home and encourage my daughter and grandchildren. I have started the process of rewriting my goals and one of my most pressing passions is to provide a place for men like myself to flourish. I have learned from the examples of other successful individuals that at the core of success is to become what you needed most from others. One thing I do is to say something encouraging to at least one person a day because I need the same thing and sometimes I don’t get that, but when I tell it to another I am also saying it to myself. Today I told a man here that you would find many answers to your problems in a book and that you owe it to yourself to learn, I also said something to him that was said to me 9 yrs ago “You will not live long enough to make all of the mistakes or successes so learn them from others” and the best way to do that is in a book. So I will go to the library today and find a book to read, and post it tomorrow. I must say that I am getting the encouragement I need now from reading Michael’s journals.
