TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE

An old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lesson

Mitch Albom

Morrie (Coach)– A teacher, mentor, hero…One who lives life to the fullest

“WE ARE TUESDAY PEOPLE”

Help Yourself◦ Material things

(expensive car and home)

◦ Viewed by others as important

Help Others◦ Help to see the glass

as half full◦ Share gentle wisdom◦ Love each other or die◦ Be Patient◦ Live out and

experience all of your emotions

◦ Be fully present◦ Be compassionate and

take responsibility for each other

• In order to live you must love• Experience allows for

detachment• Learn to accept death so that you

may live• When you sleep you die; but to

wake is to live

TEACHINGS

• Morrie Schwarz defined life and death to a friend and a former student, Mitch Albom.• Six months to reunite, catch up on what• has happened over the last 13 yearsLife Lessons• Learn to live and die• Learn to accept so that you may detach• ABCs Ted Koppel enrolled in Morrie’s class on life's lessons• Having peace with dying will allow you to have peace with living• It’s natural to die. Everything that gets born, dies.• Death ends a life, not a relationship.• The important questions in life are related to love, responsibility,

spirituality and awareness.• Part of being human is to stop, renew, stop, renew.

Mitch vs Mitch…an internal conflict

HOW TO LIVE• Mitch lived an unfulfilling live style• Questioned his materialism• What is the importance of fame and fortune• Attempting to impress others (the rich will still look down on you and the poor will envy you)• Question relating to intrapersonal leadership

• Do I have the qualities to be an effective ethical leader• How do others view me• What’s more important, self-satisfaction or

extending yourself to others