Act Now. Experience Is Standing By

Leo Buscaglia was an author and motivational speaker, who at the time. focused on personal relationships. He was often referred to as Dr. Love. His work and message still endure today. He authored fourteen books and coined a valuable question that his father asked him every day when he was a child: “What have you learned today?”.  It’s an interesting question to ask yourself at the end of each day.
Our Memorial Day Holiday is nearly upon us and I would like to share this very fitting poem. It begins with a brief introduction of how Leo obtained it and the life lesson it provides. The poem is written out below along with a YouTube clip of Leo reading it.  (Which method of delivery did you prefer?)

Like many things that are within our reach, we sometimes wait just too long to decide, to act, or to appreciate the opportunity at hand.   It’s an important National holiday weekend that you probably will spend with family & friends, so practice recognizing the moments and appreciate them.

Carry On.


“There was a girl who gave me (Leo Buscaglia speaking here) a poem, and she permitted me to share it with you, and I want to do that because it explains about putting off and putting off and putting off – especially putting off caring about people we love. She wants to remain anonymous, but she calls the poem, “THINGS YOU DIDN’T DO” and she says this”:
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Things You Didn’t Do

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it?
I thought you’d kill me, but you didn’t.

And remember the time I dragged you to the beach, and you said it would rain, and it did?
I thought you’d say, “I told you so.” But you didn’t.

Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were?
I thought you’d leave me, but you didn’t.

Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug?
I thought you’d hit me, but you didn’t.

And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in jeans?
I thought you’d drop me, but you didn’t.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn’t do,
But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me.

There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam.

But you didn’t.

http://www.buscaglia.com/biography

Author: Francis

Started out in science and somehow ended up in sales & marketing. Grew into a results oriented sales professional with extensive experience selling and positioning scientific solutions in the pharma/biotech, life sciences and medical diagnostics markets. In 1998 I created an excel sheet to track spending and cash flow to learn personal finance on my own. They don't teach this in school and by the time one figures it out, most of let all these resources slip through our fingers. It's time to pay it forward to this next gen so that they can shave 15-20 years off for working for "the man" with insights, a library of tools, and motivation from me and plenty of other FI bloggers that I follow.

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