170. Thought for Kagami Biraki

Today's comment is pretty short and is just a thought to consider, around which you may want to organize your new year.  I found this quote in a newsletter sent to me but the source was not listed.

I originally posted this thought for Japanese New Year's (Kagami Biraki) back in 2008 and had forgotten all about it but since this is the first day back to work for many, or another vacation day that might be used for considering how this year of 2020 will be different (we hope) from the passing year of 2019, it seems to fit especially since I've seen so many people post to social media channels commenting on how difficult 2019 was in so many different ways.

Now, take a deep breath as I consider what resolutions I make that I actually have a good chance of following through on?

"Imagine yourself in 50 years.  At that point in your life, the job you have left is only going to be a sentence.  And it will start, "In the the early part of his/her career, " and than a few words and a period.  And then there will be 14 paragraphs about what you really did with your life.  Live those paragraphs."

L.F. Wilkinson Kancho
The Aikibudokan, Houston, TX
January 2020

Today's comment is pretty short and is just a thought to consider, around which you may want to organize your new year.  I found this quote in a newsletter sent to me but the source was not listed.

I originally posted this thought for Japanese New Year's (Kagami Biraki) back in 2008 and had forgotten all about it but since this is the first day back to work for many, or another vacation day that might be used for considering how this year of 2020 will be different (we hope) from the passing year of 2019, it seems to fit especially since I've seen so many people post to social media channels commenting on how difficult 2019 was in so many different ways.

Now, take a deep breath as I consider what resolutions I make that I actually have a good chance of following through on?

"Imagine yourself in 50 years.  At that point in your life, the job you have left is only going to be a sentence.  And it will start, "In the the early part of his/her career, " and than a few words and a period.  And then there will be 14 paragraphs about what you really did with your life.  Live those paragraphs."

L.F. Wilkinson Kancho
The Aikibudokan, Houston, TX
January 2020