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re: Have you accomplished anything in life?
Posted on 7/4/22 at 5:39 am to TexasTiger08
Posted on 7/4/22 at 5:39 am to TexasTiger08
Not really
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Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:04 am to olgoi khorkhoi
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My father abandoned his family and ended up in prison. His father a used his family and died in a bar fight. My biggest accomplishment was turning myself around and breaking the cycle by raising smart and kind children.
Loving and nurturing your children is life’s greatest accomplishment, and if every parent did so, the world would be a much better place. All of our other individual accomplishments have no impact on others most of the time, but if a person can find true inner peace, then they will have accomplished something most of us never will.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:13 am to KennabraTiger
I’m the guy who is mad that my desired username was taken when I registered some time ago. Great handle.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:19 am to kenna bra
It's time for the Thunderdome. 2 Kenna Bra's enter, only 1 leaves. My money is on steroid doctor Kenna bra.
This post was edited on 7/4/22 at 6:20 am
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:26 am to ZenFNmaster
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steroid doctor
Lmao
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:30 am to TexasTiger08
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We are both teachers, love to travel
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probably poor by OT standards
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We’ve talked about kids, and are about ready to get going on that front.
You about to be poor by any standards.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:33 am to TexasTiger08
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. I don’t consider myself to have any special talents. I don’t think I’ve accomplished anything of note. Seems like all I’ve done is checked off some places to go and accumulate a bunch of material things (baseball memorabilia and the like).
Most of us are not Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, or Henry Ford.
If you are honest, loyal, hard working, you will make a difference to those around you.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:40 am to kenna bra
This was very helpful in addressing the original post.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 6:48 am to TexasTiger08
We have been conditioned to believe that life is about endless doing, striving and acquiring. It’s all bs to help keep you trapped into being another cog in the machine.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:07 am to genuineLSUtiger
I still feel I haven’t done much, but that is only relative. Thinking about it now, I’ve actually done a lot . Traveled the World, and checked off most of my list. Published author, still practicing Surgery and curing cancers I can cut out. Play guitar and sing at some parties, and people don’t seem to leave. Will be married for 30 years to the same woman this month. Raised 3 strong conservative kids that call me all the time about that stupid, dude with dementia running the country ( have to say, that makes me proud-a lil bit). Hunt and fish with the best of them, walls full of mounts, might need a bigger house, and have two of those, and a camp…. So everything is perspective, and I still push myself to do more, and looking back isn’t half bad sometimes, and I still feel like I haven’t done shite at times, so it’s all relative, as I’ve said…
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:10 am to Froman
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you definitely feel like you accomplished something as you watch them grow up.
I felt this way after getting married at 24 and waiting 10 years to have 3 boys with my wife. Raising them (even though one was severely disabled with cerebral palsy) gave meaning and purpose to my life. I love them all so much.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:15 am to TexasTiger08
quote:This is not me joking, I'm being serious when I say that many who have "accomplished" something shouldn't have. See Washington DC. See Facebook, etc. Those people would have served us better had they simply stayed in their homes and read novels or some other such.
I don’t think I’ve accomplished anything of note
You have a life that at least 70% of the others in the country would love to have. That's an accomplishment. Raising well adjusted children will be another accomplishment. Teaching thousands over your career is another accomplishment.
Quit over-analyzing the good life you have.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:18 am to TexasTiger08
Sounds like you should give back. Start volunteering in something you care about.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:18 am to TexasTiger08
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All in all, my best accomplishment is finding someone to marry me that is as amazing as my wife.
Literally billions of people in the world and you think finding one of them is an accomplishment? Geez man.
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but I feel like I should have done more in my prime years.
Your "prime" for achieving greatness is in your 40s, 50s and 60s. You still have time but you have to get started.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:22 am to kenna bra
quote:Yes, humility is clearly one of your finer qualities.
In my opinion, I’ve accomplished a lot
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:23 am to TexasTiger08
You may not realize it but you're affecting young lives every time you go into that school building. There are so many kids that have difficult lives that they hang onto something as simple as a 'good morning'. You're constantly watched and leaving an impression. My wife was a teacher and I can't tell you how many adults still come up to her and tell how she affected their lives.
You're only 35. It might be years before you see it because teachers get their reward at the end when looking back. I envy you.
You're only 35. It might be years before you see it because teachers get their reward at the end when looking back. I envy you.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:28 am to TexasTiger08
The biggest accomplishment you will have in life is raising good kids. Sounds like y’all need to get started
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:29 am to TexasTiger08
All in all, we're just another brick in the wall.
I'm not going to post my resume' here, but I took the advice of my grandfather, who said "whatever you are doing today, do it as well as you can, even if it is sweeping floors."
OP, every day you teach you can contribute. I was not a teacher but did encourage several young folks in life and felt rewarded when they came up to me years later to thank me for instilling the desire to go to college or otherwise pursue their dreams.
I'm not going to post my resume' here, but I took the advice of my grandfather, who said "whatever you are doing today, do it as well as you can, even if it is sweeping floors."
OP, every day you teach you can contribute. I was not a teacher but did encourage several young folks in life and felt rewarded when they came up to me years later to thank me for instilling the desire to go to college or otherwise pursue their dreams.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:33 am to kenna bra
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I’m the guy who is mad that my desired username was taken when I registered some time ago. Great handle.
I’ll sell it to you. Make an offer.
Posted on 7/4/22 at 7:41 am to TexasTiger08
I’ve accomplished everything I’ve set out to do so far except for play a musical instrument well. I’ve got no special talents at all except for the ability to never give up no matter what. (Because of that my wife has had to listen to me practice the banjo daily for years, poor woman).
I realized a long time ago I’m happiest working towards something and usually pretty unhappy when I get it.
Just be happy you have a good life. As another poster said, the things you build and create go on and build and create things themselves (your students).
I had a platoon Sergeant that taught me and everyone around him the value of excellence. He did this mainly by example and everyone was watching. That example shaped my life and the lives of those around me. His example built a culture of excellence that endured for 20 years after he left the unit. He demanded excellence from those around him who in turn demanded excellence from those around him. It was contagious in a good way.
He did 20+ years and retired from the military. He won no great awards in the military, he didn’t make it to a very high rank. If you looked at his life externally, you’d probably say he did very little. What he built can’t even be seen by him actually. He built good people and he built a lot of them. They in turn built good lives that their children now enjoy.
That’s pretty huge and you can or you are doing that.
I realized a long time ago I’m happiest working towards something and usually pretty unhappy when I get it.
Just be happy you have a good life. As another poster said, the things you build and create go on and build and create things themselves (your students).
I had a platoon Sergeant that taught me and everyone around him the value of excellence. He did this mainly by example and everyone was watching. That example shaped my life and the lives of those around me. His example built a culture of excellence that endured for 20 years after he left the unit. He demanded excellence from those around him who in turn demanded excellence from those around him. It was contagious in a good way.
He did 20+ years and retired from the military. He won no great awards in the military, he didn’t make it to a very high rank. If you looked at his life externally, you’d probably say he did very little. What he built can’t even be seen by him actually. He built good people and he built a lot of them. They in turn built good lives that their children now enjoy.
That’s pretty huge and you can or you are doing that.
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