July 29, 2021by Brian WeinerNo CommentsChanging The World One Thought At A Time., Lessons From The Mountain

There never were any good old days. They are today, they are tomorrow. It’s a stupid thing we say cursing tomorrow in sorrow.

Remember the good old days?

Five words that summarize a vast appreciation of nostalgic memories. Ones that give us great joy in reflecting from where we came. But, to Gogol’s point, there is potentially a negative perspective in the reference by virtue of the implied perception that today is not on par.

Everything changes. Change brings many exciting new fun things. You’re looking at one as you read this. Those things change the world and in the course of doing so, change us as well.

I do not know that remembering times in the past with fond memories is in and of itself a curse.  I think that if your past is colored with wonderful memories, having lived a life of consequence, you cannot help but have many stories and feelings from the past that bring huge smiles to the face.

But, to the position of the aphorism for today, I would argue that it was the philosophy that you embraced the past with that will bring you the same fond memories from contemporary times. In the end it isn’t the time that is good, it is you. Once we are able to hold that thought near and dear to our hearts, the good old days and the contemporary good days and the good days coming up ahead in the future are really all stemming from your own attitude. The attitude drives everything.

This is a quote from lyrics in a song called, Ultimate, by Gogol Bordello. Gogol Bordello is an American punk rock band from the Lower East Side of Manhattan, formed in 1999 by musicians from all over the world and known for theatrical stage shows and persistent touring.

You have the opportunity to make today one of the good old days you will look back on tomorrow with appreciation. It only takes your own personal desire to catapult that into a daily regimen of mindset and belief.

Happy Thursday!

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Written by Brian Weiner
When I was 5 years old, I discovered that the lemon tree in the backyard + dixie cups + water and sugar and I was in business. I have been hooked on that ever since. In 1979, I borrowed $14,000 to create a brand new product... photographic greeting cards with no text on the inside, called Paradise Photography. That was the start of The Illusion Factory. Since then, The Illusion Factory has been entrusted by all of the major studios and broadcasters with the advertising and marketing of over $7 billion in filmed, live, broadcast, gaming, AR, VR and regulated gaming forms of entertainment, generating more than $100 Billion in revenue and 265 awards for creativity and technology for our clients. When I took a break from film school at UCLA to move to Hawaii, my mother did not lecture me. Instead, she took 150 of her favorite aphorisms and in her beautiful calligraphy, wrote them artistically throughout a blank journal. That is the origin of the Lessons from the Mountain series. Since then, on my journeys to the top of a mountain to watch the sunrise, I have spent countless hours contemplating words of wisdom from the sages of all races, genders and political persuasions, constantly accumulating the thoughts to guide me on my life path. I hope you enjoy my books. Please let me know your thoughts, as I highly value your feedback!