Wisdom-Trek / Creating a Legacy

Welcome to Day 419 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.

This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom

10 Practical Lessons for Life

Thank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is Day 419 of our trek, and today is Motivation Monday. Every Monday we hike the trails of life that will encourage and motivate you to live a rich and satisfying life this week. Today we will explore the 10 Practical Lessons for Life on our trek and how to apply them.

We are broadcasting from our studio at The Big House in Marietta, Ohio. The weekend was full of activities and very fulfilling. On Friday evening we attended an open house at the small private school where our two oldest grandsons, Paul and Gideon will be attending this year. It is great to see and learn about the school and know that they will receive good instruction from a Christian worldview.

On Saturday, I was able to get the lawns mowed around The Big House and the two other homes my brother Jack owns on the property. I was also able to finish up painting a bit of exterior trim outside of the dining room. Saturday evening we attended our local volunteer fireman’s ice cream social in Devola. We like to support those who invest their time to provide us with fire and emergency services. It’s always a good time to catch up with some friends in the neighborhood. On Sunday we drove north to Cambridge to attend church with Dad and have lunch with him at The Cracker Barrel, which is always a blessed time.

The day this episode airs will be my 60th birthday. This is a milestone, not that I feel, look, or act my age, but because it is a time of reflection on where my journey has brought me to this point in life. I reflect on the impact that I have had on the lives of others. Looking forward, I am very excited to see how much greater of an impact I can have during my next 60+ years based on the experience, knowledge, and wisdom that God has granted me so far.

God willing and with the rapid improvement in healthcare technologies, it is very possible that I could live another 60+ years. With this thought in mind, although my occupation and duties may change through the years, the potential to continue impacting my world is virtually unlimited. Most of all, I want to enjoy the journey, wherever that takes us, as we keep moving forward. These thoughts motivate and encourage me and bring to mind some lessons to motivate you. As we break camp and head out on today’s trek, let’s look at…

10 Practical Lessons for Life

As I reflect back on the past 60 years, I don’t dwell on the past or think about what might have been. I do use the experiences and lessons learned to help make wiser and more knowledgeable choices as I move forward. I cannot change anything in the past, but I can change how the future turns out by the choices that I make each day.  The ability to think through a situation and make wise choices is imperative to living a rich and satisfying life. It would have served me well if I had learned some of life’s lessons earlier, but since that was not the case, it is vital that we take what we have learned and proactively seek wisdom, insight, and understanding each day.

One concept where we can assist our children, grandchildren, family, and others that we impact is to teach them the importance of learning how to think, not necessarily what to think. Critical thinking skills are so much more important than the memorization of content or concepts. As a Christ follower, I feel that it is very important to have morals and values as our foundation based on God’s Word because this will shape our critical thinking skills. With that said, here are 10 practical lessons for life.

1. Begin with the end in mind