Here's To Striking Gold

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I recently heard a young musician say something between songs that was interesting. He said:

"what is life but experience"

I knew immediately that there was something there. But I also knew that it needed more. So I added one word. My version is this:

"what is life but experience refined"

And I think that this is a very important distinction. Because, what is experience without refinement?

Every moment of every day is full of experiences. We all have them. In fact, there's no escaping it. But what really matters is learning from those experiences.

Taking our experiences and refining them into something precious. Something valuable. Something usable. I think it's this process of refinement that turns the rawness of every-day experiences into living gold.

So, here's to striking gold.

Cheers, friends