17 Things My Mother Taught Me
1) Don't leave your sticks, machetes, and knives lying around all over the house. If you have to drive a mother crazy with you just owning them, the least you can do is place them in a neat manner.
2) I Am Third. God is first, those you love are second, and I am third. It's important to do right by God and by others instead of focusing just on what I want or what is important to me.
3) Watch your words. Your words are more powerful than you can ever imagine. They can help create or destroy your well-being and your state of mind.
4) Learn to listen.
5) Church should be a positive experience to look forward to. Find a church with good people, good leaders, and good sermons. Church should be something to be happy about, not something to dread.
6) Shave your face. Good women like guys with a clean look.
7) Speaking of women, find an honest woman who is devoted to God who wants the same things in life that you want. Her moral standing will be much firmer than others.
8) Take care of things you need to take care of right away. Don't procrastinate. Don't cram for exams, and certainly don't leave things till the last minute.
9) Never judge others based on how they look or even by how they behave. You can never know what's going on inside a person's heart. Only God knows that.
10) By no reason shall you ever, EVER leave toothpaste residue in the bathroom sink.
11) Blackberries are the coolest devices ever invented. Apparently, so are Amazon Kindles.
12) Never, ever, by any circumstances ever love money over your own family. Always place your love for your family over financial or material gain. Never let money ruin your relationships, especially among your siblings.
13) When people come over the house, you better have an emergency supply of pizza and snacks to feed them. Never let people come over the house unless you can fill up their stomachs.
14) Being able to cook three main staples and be able to cook them well. When you get the chance, prepare your food staples in mass amounts, freeze them, and enjoy them over time. It's like having homemade frozen food.
15) When you eat, eat slowly, and make sure you place your fork, spoon, and knife neatly on the plate after you are done.
16) Steven Seagal is the best action star of his generation. His best movie has to be "Above the Law". (Yes, my mom is a Seagal fan)
17) Most important: Do the right thing, always. Not the easy thing. Not the fast thing. Not the way that will get you the most money, popularity, or noteriety. Simply do what is proper/moral/right in all circumstances. Even when people betray you, leave you, or hurt you...do the right thing. Live a righteous life devoted to God, family, and the pursuit of righteousness. Be an example for others to follow.
Love you Mom. As you can see, you taught me everything I need to know in order to be a good, honest, loving human being. You've done an amazing job raising me and whatever goodness I have in me, has come from you. You gave me life, but you gave me something just as important: a sense of duty to be a good, just, and honest person.
You don't need to worry about me. I'm going to be fine. You raised me right. I'll make you proud of me. Just pray and see...
Now this is the part where you are probably crying...
Stop crying, enjoy your present, and Happy Mother's Day! :)
2) I Am Third. God is first, those you love are second, and I am third. It's important to do right by God and by others instead of focusing just on what I want or what is important to me.
3) Watch your words. Your words are more powerful than you can ever imagine. They can help create or destroy your well-being and your state of mind.
4) Learn to listen.
5) Church should be a positive experience to look forward to. Find a church with good people, good leaders, and good sermons. Church should be something to be happy about, not something to dread.
6) Shave your face. Good women like guys with a clean look.
7) Speaking of women, find an honest woman who is devoted to God who wants the same things in life that you want. Her moral standing will be much firmer than others.
8) Take care of things you need to take care of right away. Don't procrastinate. Don't cram for exams, and certainly don't leave things till the last minute.
9) Never judge others based on how they look or even by how they behave. You can never know what's going on inside a person's heart. Only God knows that.
10) By no reason shall you ever, EVER leave toothpaste residue in the bathroom sink.
11) Blackberries are the coolest devices ever invented. Apparently, so are Amazon Kindles.
12) Never, ever, by any circumstances ever love money over your own family. Always place your love for your family over financial or material gain. Never let money ruin your relationships, especially among your siblings.
13) When people come over the house, you better have an emergency supply of pizza and snacks to feed them. Never let people come over the house unless you can fill up their stomachs.
14) Being able to cook three main staples and be able to cook them well. When you get the chance, prepare your food staples in mass amounts, freeze them, and enjoy them over time. It's like having homemade frozen food.
15) When you eat, eat slowly, and make sure you place your fork, spoon, and knife neatly on the plate after you are done.
16) Steven Seagal is the best action star of his generation. His best movie has to be "Above the Law". (Yes, my mom is a Seagal fan)
17) Most important: Do the right thing, always. Not the easy thing. Not the fast thing. Not the way that will get you the most money, popularity, or noteriety. Simply do what is proper/moral/right in all circumstances. Even when people betray you, leave you, or hurt you...do the right thing. Live a righteous life devoted to God, family, and the pursuit of righteousness. Be an example for others to follow.
Love you Mom. As you can see, you taught me everything I need to know in order to be a good, honest, loving human being. You've done an amazing job raising me and whatever goodness I have in me, has come from you. You gave me life, but you gave me something just as important: a sense of duty to be a good, just, and honest person.
You don't need to worry about me. I'm going to be fine. You raised me right. I'll make you proud of me. Just pray and see...
Now this is the part where you are probably crying...
Stop crying, enjoy your present, and Happy Mother's Day! :)
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