/tags/life-lessons-learned/Recent content in Life-Lessons-Learned on Late BloomsHugoen-usThu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-best-moments-in-life/Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-best-moments-in-life/<p>Do you recall your “best moments” in life?  Was it when you fell in love, your first kiss, the birth of your first child or that beautiful sunset that stirred something deep within your heart?  It might have been that trip to Bali or some other exotic place that you wished would never end.  How about that day when you walked across the stage and received your University degree?</p> <p><em><strong><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2016/The-best-moments-in-life/i-nnRCHK6/0/NZLpqXb9dkpBrFXKM8JB7CQxqKTXHjpgPn8tMnHMJ/D/SAM_1764-D.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2016/The-best-moments-in-life/i-nnRCHK6/0/NZLpqXb9dkpBrFXKM8JB7CQxqKTXHjpgPn8tMnHMJ/D/SAM_1764-D.jpg"></a></strong></em></p>/posts/learning-in-hard-places/Sat, 05 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/learning-in-hard-places/<p>            Previously published in Medium on May 5/2018</p> <p><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*gXq5ieOvDk4R6WdwQtddtA.jpeg"></p> <h4 id="there-are-no-mistakes-no-coincidences-all-events-are-blessings-given-to-us-to-learn-from--elisabeth-kubler-ross">“There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross</h4> <p>I like what Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross has to say about mistakes, coincidences, and the events of our lives. As one who’s beat myself up over and over again with regard to the mistakes I’ve made, it’s very freeing. However, it’s a process. We don’t start out with the wisdom to view the mishaps, tragedies, and events we wish never happened, as blessings.</p>