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cathy


Ten things

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Hawkeye posted ten things that he wanted to pass on to his son-to-be. He challenged me to do the same. I took a bit of a different approach, but the following list is my short-list of things that I want my two sons to know. I give them bits of the long list every day (i.e. wash your hands a million times a day, make sure you remove eye gook before leaving the house in the morning...and so on). But here are the more important things that I want for them to know and learn:

1. Be your own person; don't let anyone or any group of people try to tell you who you are or who you should be.
2. Learn from the hardest experiences in your life; it's o.k. to fail some times. Use these experiences to move forward from.
3. Find your passion, work hard and follow your dreams to the ends of the earth.
4. Be compassionate towards your fellow humankind. Love your enemy. Hate serves no purpose.
5. Never work at the expense of your family. Spend time on who and what matters.
6. Don't take life too seriously; laugh and smile, have fun.
7. Serve a larger purpose; be active in volunteer organizations; take care of the environment, feed the hungry. The world is bigger than your being.
8. Explore the world; travel as much as you can; it is a wonderful and amazing place.
9. Be humble; arrogance will get you nothing more than people annoyed at you.
10. Never forget how much your parents love you; you are life itself.

  1. Blogger Devil Mood said:

    That's very good! It reminded me of that song...don't forget to wear sunscreen. I know you will succeed in transmiting those things to them.

  1. Blogger sophie said:

    Oh Cathy - beautifully said and
    i am writing them in a journal
    i am making for the little people
    in my life:)

  1. Blogger x said:

    ahaha what Ben said, i am laughing so hard i might wake the 2 people in this house.

    i agree with all of these things. with the exception of nr. 6 my parents taught me all the other things and i am forever grateful. Nr. 6 i found out for myself.

    xxx

  1. Blogger Greg Mills said:

    Kathy --

    Would like to add you to my blogroll.
    'Kay?

    Greg

  1. Blogger Hawkeye The Noo said:

    MMyabe I should add your ten to my ten, and list a top 20.

    Greatlist

  1. Anonymous Anonymous said:

    Those are great things. I agree with you.

  1. Blogger Carole Burant said:

    As a mother, the 10 things you chose to try to teach your sons are perfect!

  1. Blogger HORIZON said:

    Thoughtful list- like the part that we are all part of something bigger. I can see that you care about what kind of men your boys become-the best kind of mother- lovely list & photo.
    Hugs dear friend
    ps- still enjoying the things you sent!
    Sam slept with the wee teddy last night too :)xx

  1. Blogger Heidi said:

    Beautiful and perfect, 10x over :)

  1. Blogger holy chaos said:

    what a wonderful list!

  1. Blogger fb said:

    But he made the Babe cry or the Babe is about to cry!

  1. Blogger Cathy said:

    Thank you for your nice comments, as always!

    And don't worry, fb...he was not about to cry; he has this expression all the time; we call it his hound dog face...:)

  1. Blogger for_the_lonely said:

    How beautiful...what a great list! Your children are blessed to have such wonderful parents! :)

    I hope that you have a great weekend, Cathy!

    Love ya,
    Sarah

  1. Blogger Dr. Deb said:

    Wonderful sentiments to live by.

  1. Blogger Metal said:

    Well Said...and hats off to people who implement this in their lives.

  1. Blogger Stephanie said:

    Your kids are going to turn out alright. :)

  1. Blogger Berlinbound said:

    I’ve been making my list since His Holiness took his first breath. Don’t know if I can scale it down to ten, don’t know if it’s wise to leave him the list I already have … I never had a list myself and often I wish I did, or at least someone in my life who would think to write one …

  1. Blogger Meow (aka Connie) said:

    What a great list, Cathy. Wonderful, important things we all need to live by.
    HOpe you have a wonderful week.
    Take care, Meow

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