Catching Up

It's been a busy few days, so I'll try to be brief:
Thursday flew by. The day was filled with job search in the morning and then I went to the Power Lunch at Hyde Park Baptist Church. It's more of a monthly spiritual pick-me-up than an networking event and the food is usually pretty good. This month's speaker was a Partner at a local law firm, Bill Jones. He's also the Chairman of the A&M Board of Regents, whatever that entails. I thought his presentation was good, although a bit on dreary side to start! The topic was 'Ten Godly Thoughts for 2008'. So here they are, along with my notes:
1 - The day of death is better than the day of birth - celebrate life and those who have lived it
2 - Attend more funerals and less galas - 'at the end of man, the living take to heart,' behave as if you have one week to live because one day you will
3 - Cry more, laugh less - have deeper, more meaningful relationships
4 - Seek more criticism and less praise - stay away from the criticism of fools
5 - Temper your temper - anger resides in the busom of fools
6 - Live for the future, the past wasn't all that great - no kidding!!
7 - Enjoy the good times and don't whine during the bad - relish both, take inventory of your life; you're probably doing better than you think!
8 - Act like you are a sinner - because we all are; don't be overly wise
9 - Step back from your diversions - stop and reflect on your life
10 - Understand what you can't understand - he quoted Lance Armstrong at this point and I guess my mind wandered. :)

I liked his Socrates quote: An unexamined life is a life not worth living.
Definitely makes you think about what's going on in your own life. Another resolution for 2008: Be more deliberate about my decisions.