Build high
I was enjoying this horse drawn carriage ride in the New Orleans, Louisiana French Quarters. Around 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville and his compatriots had the idea to build up high and avoid flooding. The early settlers built intelligently and continued to make improvements such as more fire resistant dwellings.
Daily life seems to come with its own mental storms and “fires” to put out. See what age-old principles you can adopt to keep safe. Begin with a high sense of your ability to do and be good. This is my flashback of good for today. Suzy Shepard
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Tags: Ability, Keep Safe, Mental Storms
The aspen tree is a study in resilience. Thousand year old aspen roots survive forest fires and send up new trunks. When traumatic life experiences burn on the surface, remember the aspen. Your deep roots will survive and grow into a life not wasted - a life worth living. You will have flashbacks of good.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:05 am
I build high by trying to find the people that believe in me. I know that I want to thrive, so I choose not to waste my time in relationships and/or jobs that ignore hard work, squander talent, and waste my energy.