Saying #4

This is an incisive saying, in Spanish, that speaks to the futility of trying to change things we do not like in other people ... and highlights the implication that we should care for people just the way they are.

Si yo que soy yo, que quiero, necesito, coopero, y me dejo ... no puedo ... como se me ocurre que puedo cambiar a otros

This is hard to translate but roughly it says something like this:

If I who is me, who wants to change, who needs to change, who cooperates, and who would let it happen ... Can't ... where in the world do I get the idea that I can change others

Saying #3

This saying is a great reminder of the power that love and the power of doing the right thing have on our overall life experience.  Struggles, hardships, challenges, accomplishments, success, love.

I believe that if we are good people, we may have a chance to go to heaven if it exists ... but if it does not, we then had our own heaven here on earth while we were alive

Saying #2:

Nobody really tells you what a monumental life event it is to have grandchildren. You not only rediscover the meaning of real and eternal love but now you do it with all the wisdom you have acquired over the years.   This combination is an incredible joy multiplier.

Many of the sayings in these posts are specially targeted to my grandchildren as they begin to incorporate into the world as children, teenagers, and, eventually adults.

This one will be very helpful. Very thought provoking.

Never care about what others think of you, but always care about everyone

Saying #1:

I saw this banner while riding my motorcycle in the mountains around Medellin, Colombia, in the back of a very old, rickety, and colorful bus struggling to climb a steep hill:

Life! I will live you intensely regardless of what you throw at me!

Joy, sadness, tragedy, wealth, poverty, happiness, love, despair, peace ... it does not matter, for this gift we call life, I promise, I will live you with all my heart, intensely, fully, for as long as I am alive.

Sayings and Life Lessons

For the next few months, I will post a series of quotes that I have collected, developed, and cherished as I travelled the world with my family and on my motorcycle.  

They not only capture incredible wisdom in their simplicity but they also nicely align with my worldview as it has evolved over the years.  

Some are serious, some are funny, some are incisive, some are simple ... but they all require a little bit of reflection and thinking.