Experience Happens

Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.

Aldous Huxley

I wanted to roll with the Dr. Seuss quote “Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act.” Which would segue to a fact about the gymnastics balance beam. I liked the Aldous Huxley quote better for this week’s Happy Thought. What about the gymnastics balance beam? “It is a wooden beam 5 meters (16.4 feet) long, 10 cm (4 inches) wide, and raised 125 cm (4.1 feet) from the floor. ” Four inches wide. Four. Amazing.

About the author

Aldous Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including novels and non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives, and poems.