Corbett Barr shares this quote and prompt today:

“There will be an agreement in whatever variety of actions, so they be each honest and natural in their hour.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

What would you say to the person you were five years ago? What will you say to the person you’ll be in five years?

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To Me, Five Years Ago:

Do not be like a child at the universe’s ear. Cherish only a few things. Enjoy all else only to the extent that you are content to hold it in that moment. Nothing more. Do not dream of the day when you can enjoy it again unless you are actively pursuing that dream.

To Me, Five Years From Now:

Well done. Keep growing.

From All This I Learn

People come in and out of your life – your whole life long. You will always have a tribe (whether you’ve found it or you’re searching for it) just be sure to never be without a mentor.

You can keep the same people – learning and growing together – as long as they are of a similar ilk in character, morals, and ethics. You will become them, they become you, you will assimilate aspects of them that you (have) despise(d) based on your journey. You will also pick up the positive traits.

You can also change your people – and learn in through compassionate understanding or in retrospect. If you are lacking in compassion, yet want to grow, then hope for enough inspired intelligence and time to ponder that you can look back and grow through understanding.

You should not stray from those who share your character, morals, or ethics for long if it is less harmonic.

If souls were songs…
And life, truth, and purity created the sweetest sounds.
Then daily-changing chaotic tunes are souls en route to discovery.
(never-changing screeching chants are to be avoided)

So when your life has gone askew,
Look carefully at those around you.
For through their faces and their songs,
You will find out if you belong.