What the Heck was I Thinking!?

I was pointed toward a posting on Sigmund, Carl and Alfred that is a true gift. It’s called “Lessons from a Decent Man.” This is the kind of story that, as one of the commenters said, you want to print off and put in your wallet. Then, when you’re in need of a lift, you can take it out, read it again, and remember just how great we humans can be if we focus on doing something kind and thoughtful for others.

It reminds me of a quote I’ve heard, “There’s no limit to the good you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit.” It was attributed to Winston Churchill, but I’ve not been able to confirm that.

Just ran across a very interesting site about learning from your mistakes. Here’s the opening line of the entry: “You can only learn from a mistake after you admit you’ve made it. As soon as you start blaming other people (or the universe itself) you distance yourself from any possible lesson.”
www.scottberkun.com

That reminds me of a comment my wife has made for my benefit on many occassions: “You can’t learn something if you think you already know it.” People who assume they know what they’re doing repeat the same kinds of mistakes over and over without ever learning from them. I’ve found a comment made by an acquaintance many years ago comes in handy for me to break out of that failure-to-do loop: “First, assume you don’t know anything about this.” The first time I heard this from him, I bristled. Then I learned that it works amazingly.

“I never saw a hearse with a luggage rack.” (can’t remember who sang that)