I love my children so much and I want to nurture them the best way I can. I keep telling myself am raising future leaders- most of all future parents to my grandchildren. I therefore have to do a great job at it. The best values we can leave and instil in our children are human values for cohesive living.
I came up with a few that I would choose over and over.
1. If you love someone, tell them. Do not wait for the eulogy moment to say you love them. Constantly remind them how much they mean to you and ho blessed you are to have them in your life. they say LOVE is a verb act it out. I would love the three of them to share an amazing bond with each other and with the people around them by the love that they get to share.
2. If you are thankful, show it. Being grateful is so vital in life, it brings out the beauty of sharing life. Brings out motivation for service. I would love all of them to learn to be thankful and to show that they are.
3. If you are stuck ask for help. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness or show of poverty, in fact I believe it's a show of strength. I never want any of them to suffer in silence alone because they prefer to be strong and not ask for strength. I want them to know they can count on others for help and they can get the help they need.
4. If you are wrong, confess. This should have been my number one. It has to be one of the most difficult things to do that save you big time. I keep telling our lituman he would rather tell me the truth and confess his mistake instead of telling a lie and end up with a double punishment for lying and doing the mistake. It all counts down to honesty, being honest enough with yourself and with people around you.
5. If you are confused, ask questions. Sometimes we want to appear all knowing or fear to be judged by asking questions. But it should not be the case, ask questions to gain more knowledge and to have the write information. As a parent its difficult to answer some questions that am asked but I prefer my lituman asking them and getting the right answers and by 'right' I mean my 'appropriate right'.
6. If you learn something, teach others. Which in actual sense is the best way to share knowledge. We have learnt selfishness- that lighting others' candles deems our own. I would be so glad if our lituman taught his sisters all the good things he has learnt and any time he learns something new he passes it on.
7. If you make a mistake, apologise. Learning to say sorry was the hardest thing I learnt and unfortunately it came by when i got married. But i want all my children to learn as early as now.
8. If someone needs help, help them. Don't be a photo taker, no, do the dirty work. Help out. Give out as much as you can. Let your humanity be felt where you go.
9. If you trip, get up. You will trip and fall so many times, but each time ensure you get up, dust off and move on to the next.
10. If you see a wrong, take a stance. Do not be a fence sitter, always take a stand and stand by it no matter what.
those are my 10 favourite values that i would love to pass on to my children as I nurture them into the future. My prayer is that they wholly grow the right way, Godly way.
With Love,
Muthoni Muange
I came up with a few that I would choose over and over.
1. If you love someone, tell them. Do not wait for the eulogy moment to say you love them. Constantly remind them how much they mean to you and ho blessed you are to have them in your life. they say LOVE is a verb act it out. I would love the three of them to share an amazing bond with each other and with the people around them by the love that they get to share.
2. If you are thankful, show it. Being grateful is so vital in life, it brings out the beauty of sharing life. Brings out motivation for service. I would love all of them to learn to be thankful and to show that they are.
3. If you are stuck ask for help. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness or show of poverty, in fact I believe it's a show of strength. I never want any of them to suffer in silence alone because they prefer to be strong and not ask for strength. I want them to know they can count on others for help and they can get the help they need.
4. If you are wrong, confess. This should have been my number one. It has to be one of the most difficult things to do that save you big time. I keep telling our lituman he would rather tell me the truth and confess his mistake instead of telling a lie and end up with a double punishment for lying and doing the mistake. It all counts down to honesty, being honest enough with yourself and with people around you.
5. If you are confused, ask questions. Sometimes we want to appear all knowing or fear to be judged by asking questions. But it should not be the case, ask questions to gain more knowledge and to have the write information. As a parent its difficult to answer some questions that am asked but I prefer my lituman asking them and getting the right answers and by 'right' I mean my 'appropriate right'.
6. If you learn something, teach others. Which in actual sense is the best way to share knowledge. We have learnt selfishness- that lighting others' candles deems our own. I would be so glad if our lituman taught his sisters all the good things he has learnt and any time he learns something new he passes it on.
7. If you make a mistake, apologise. Learning to say sorry was the hardest thing I learnt and unfortunately it came by when i got married. But i want all my children to learn as early as now.
8. If someone needs help, help them. Don't be a photo taker, no, do the dirty work. Help out. Give out as much as you can. Let your humanity be felt where you go.
9. If you trip, get up. You will trip and fall so many times, but each time ensure you get up, dust off and move on to the next.
10. If you see a wrong, take a stance. Do not be a fence sitter, always take a stand and stand by it no matter what.
those are my 10 favourite values that i would love to pass on to my children as I nurture them into the future. My prayer is that they wholly grow the right way, Godly way.
With Love,
Muthoni Muange
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