For my future children...

For my future children...

Some of you ain't ready for this one.

As wild as this sounds, this is a "if I died and I left a kid/kids behind, I'd like him/her/them to know..." list. Yes, this is a list of things that her/his/their crazy wild loving mom thought of before they were even born, and at this point even conceived :D

Here it goes... the list that I have so far, as a twenty something non-mom :D

1. I love you more than I can describe, with all that I have, and with all that I don't or will ever have.

.... what follows is not in a specific order:

- Always work on yourself; Personal Development is a never-ending journey. Love and respect yourself enough to persevere through the late nights of betterment.

- HAPPINESS: is a state of being, a responsibility, and a choice. Happiness can be influenced by your environment, but remember you have the last say, and it is up to you to make the most of your life. Learn from the bad, and run with the good.

- We are all philosophers. An unexamined life is not worth living.

- Live your dark moments to the fullest. Make peace with the fact that these will come. Learn from them and embrace them by applying what you've learned to your life. When possible and applicable share your lessons with others to save them the pain.

- Live suffer endure suffer and look suffer in the face while doing something good.

- Life is not always about traveling to new places but about looking at your usual surroundings with new eyes when you get home from your travels.

- Admit that things will go bad with your life and that it's okay to be sad about it, pessimism is part of human life.

- Know real problems from society/community/environment/cult "make believe problems"

- Beauty captivates, don't let it fool you.

- Be productive or hack the system... like Apple

- 2 Minute Rule: anything that takes 2 minutes or less must be done immediately after learning you have to do it. If it takes longer, and you don't have the time then, write it down so you don't forget, and if possible schedule it at that moment.

- Art is a tool, use it!

- Art uses: get important information across, a form of expression, and more.

- And even when we are seated on the highest throne, we are still sitting on our asses

- No one who can't bare their child being gone by evening should have a child.

- No optimism defeats reality; regardless of how positive you may be, we are all heading to our death beds.

- Don't concern yourself with petty concerns

- It is not all a bed of roses. You sacrifice some things to gain others.

- When the highs are higher the lows will be lower.

- Maximize the quality of human interactions

- Idea articulation critical thinking, problem-solving, should be mandatory school subjects.

- There are some people who would have never fallen in love if they had never heard there was such a thing. -La Rochefoucauld

- To say that one never flirts is in itself a form of flirtation -La Rochefoucauld

- An experience teaches, so get out there and learn -ME

- Life has taught me that mistakes are nothing more than learning opportunities, and a wise person will grow develop and improve from these.

- Love respect and understand the power of music

- Problems need energy to live, cut their lifetime, don't give them energy.

- Ask Yourself:

What do you work for?

What do you work towards?

- Give quality

- Treat your body with respect and love.

- Don't be fanatical about your ways, open your mind.

-Be logical, not emotional or reactive

- A good relationship is a treasure on earth, it is good communication, patience, and understanding

- Be caring and loving towards thyself and to others.

- There is a bad side to good

- Don't gravitate towards emotional closeness

- Nothing is interesting if we can all do it

- "Make Shit Happen" "Wake up and fucking kill it" "Use your shit" "Be better, but expect better" -Mark Susan: your moms best friend.

- Ask: Why are we the way we are? Search, dig deeper.

- Understand relationships:

how they work, how they develop.

- Symmetric communication with others is helpful when it comes to relationships, they are learning opportunities

- Admitting that you are wrong is wise.

- DIAMONDS: Distinguish valuable from, "made/make believe valuable"

- Make a decision and go with it. Sometimes is better to make a decision and learn from it instead of endlessly debating it.

...to be continued.

This list is still under construction.

Share some of the things you'd like your kids to know below:

and for those who are shaking your head at this because you don't talk about death, here is one for you:

- Prepare yourself for the imperfectability of existence in order to be more prepared.

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