{"id":524,"date":"2018-11-30T01:57:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T01:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/daneen85\/?p=524"},"modified":"2018-11-30T01:57:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T01:57:45","slug":"light-from-many-lamps-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/daneen85\/2018\/11\/30\/light-from-many-lamps-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Light from Many Lamps &#8211; Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For my last response, I chose part nine, chapter two, by Sir William Mulock.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The chapter is written on Mulock\u2019s speech that he gave on his ninety-fifth birthday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Mulock was Chief Justice of Ontario, and I have to admit that I had never heard of him, but after reading his speech I wish I had.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Although not a long speech, it was beautifully written and contained an even more important message: to live life fully, enjoying the present and all that it has to offer, while looking ahead with excitement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Mulock states it as \u201cLive fully and happily.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Make good friends and cherish good memories\u2026Keep looking ahead, always ahead &#8211; for the best of life is always further on\u201d (Watson, 1951, p. 269). <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It seems like such a simple statement, but it is not as easy to always apply.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>From worrying about money or health, to getting caught up in so many day to day tasks and routines, there is not often time to question, \u201cam I living life to the fullest right now?\u201d.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is a great reminder to be excited and hopeful for the future.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>That, simply stated, the best is yet to come. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two lines had a powerful impact on me and my practice of leadership.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I read them over numerous times and love what Mulock was saying with each one.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The first, \u201cThe shadows of evening lengthen around me, but morning is in my heart\u201d (Watson, 1951, p. 268), is a tremendous reminder to live and lead with a passion and energy.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Despite time or circumstance weighing you down, it is important to not let that effect how you approach each day.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The second line, is when Mulock states he has \u201c\u2026warmed both hands before the fire of life\u201d (Watson, 1951, p. 268).<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is such an effective way to describe living life to the fullest.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is a lasting reminder to take with me, that I can look back one day and be satisfied that I too have warmed my hands.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daneen<\/p>\n<p>Resource<\/p>\n<p>Watson, L. E. 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