What color is your Soul today?

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
-Marcus Aurelius

I found this info online today and it made me think and ponder and smile and question how I live my life. I want my thoughts to be bright and colorful and vibrant. Do you?

Here are a few thoughts from Marcus Aurelius

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“Life is opinion.”

“Do not act as if you were going to live ten thousand years. Death hangs over you. While you live, while it is in your power, be good.”

“Remember that very little is needed to make a happy life.”

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”

So ask yourself: what color are your thoughts today? Are they bright and bold and full of hope? Are they reds and greens and cobalt blues and golds? Or instead, are they a flat muddy brown? The color of your thoughts (your mind) will determine the color of your soul (your feelings) and your soul will determine how you live. So live bright. Create. Avoid muddy brown at all costs. Watch the stars and run with them. That’s what I plan to do.

A thought for you Friday

a businessman was at the pier of the small Tuvaluan island when a boat with a fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were fish. The businessman complimented the Tuvaluan on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took to catch them. The fisherman replied only a little while.

The businessman then asked why he didn't stay out longer and catch more fish? The Tuvaluan said he had enough to support his family's immediate needs. The businessman then asked, but what do you do with the rest of you time? The Tuvaluan fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a nap with my wife, Puna, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitars with my friends; I have a full and busy life."

The businessman scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and I could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger boat. With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats; eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats. You could sell directly to the processor and eventually open your own cannery. You would need to leave this small fishing island-nation and move to Australia, then LA and eventually New York City where you would run your expanding enterprise."

The Tuvaluan fisherman asked, "But how long will this all take? To which the businessman replied, "15 to 20 years." "But what then, sir? The businessman laughed and said, "Thats the best part! When the time is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to the public and make millions, flying around on your own corporate jet!" "Millions, sir? Then what?" The businessman said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing island where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a nap with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your friends."

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, "Isn't that what I'm doing right now?"

-Author Unknown

I was thinking about lots this morning, life in general, traveling, working, budgets, what I wanted to post about. Then I came across this story and thought. "This is what I want in life." No less. No more. This man has got the idea. Now we just need to make it happen. 

story and picture found here

Happy friday. Do something wonderful