positivethinking

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
— John Fitzgerald Kennedy
In high school, I felt abnormal, like I didn’t fit within the crowd of my peers. I’m sure a lot of people felt that way. I grew bored of the mundaneness that seemed to be my life - and I really dove into projects where I felt I could serve and utilize my skills to benefit those around me. This began my quest of self-fulfillment, as well as trying to serve others.

I went to a lot of Florida Business Leaders of America conferences, and one particular motivational speaker made a comment about the people that you meet and the books that you read having such an enormous influence on our lives. That really made me question what type of people I was meeting to have such a valuable influence, as well as the books that I was reading. Was I vesting enough time into these replenishable resources? The answer was no. I made it a point to meet more people and to read some incredible literature. I still find this quote to be an interesting source for me, as it does ring so true.

The above quote ties into this idea of books and people, because I think that the more inforamtion you acquire from others, or the more you learn, has no where to go, if you don’t share it with other people; whether that come from gratitude, shared knowledge, or faith.

We can easily live by words that are expressed to us from others, and we can surely share them with other people, but do we do this? I make a lot more effort to expound upon the ideas that I’ve recently learned, messages that I’ve heard, and ideas that generate from people that I meet so that this information isn’t lost. I love to brainstorm with other people and I’ve found that by sharing my knowledge helps others and allows me to really fulfill what I was looking for amongst a crowd of people in high school when I just didn’t feel I fit in.

How about you? Have you had experiences where you should live by your words, or do live by your words? Please share.