Comments on: Resilience, Responsibility, and the Meaning of Life http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/resilience-responsibility-and-the-meaning-of-life/ Thoughts about how personal responsibility works in the mind Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:42:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Christopher Avery http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/resilience-responsibility-and-the-meaning-of-life/#comment-5948 Christopher Avery Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:40:37 +0000 http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/?p=269#comment-5948 Raymond - thank you my friend. I love your Patton quote. I'm going to look that one up. Continued good luck with your offspring. Christopher Raymond – thank you my friend. I love your Patton quote. I’m going to look that one up.

Continued good luck with your offspring.

Christopher

]]> By: Raymond E. Foster http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/resilience-responsibility-and-the-meaning-of-life/#comment-5947 Raymond E. Foster Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:33:31 +0000 http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/?p=269#comment-5947 I have five children (30 to 17yrs); it works out. My favorite quote along the lines of the entry - Patton said something like, "it doesn't matter how far you climb, nor how far you fall, it matters how big you bounce." I have five children (30 to 17yrs); it works out. My favorite quote along the lines of the entry – Patton said something like, “it doesn’t matter how far you climb, nor how far you fall, it matters how big you bounce.”

]]> By: Christopher Avery http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/resilience-responsibility-and-the-meaning-of-life/#comment-5946 Christopher Avery Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:53:05 +0000 http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/?p=269#comment-5946 Thanks Mike. I appreciate you. I too have a son about that age. Mine is especially "resilient" to my teachings. (-; I think that kind of stubbornness in kids is a good thing. I'm reminded of the quote that goes something like this: The world is changed by unreasonable men; reasonable men adapt themselves to the world. Remember, the world is so sophisticated now and it takes longer and longer to raise our children. That means you have somewhere north of 27 years to shape and mold your son. That reminds me of another quote, this one Churchill I believe: <i>Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.</i> Thanks Mike. I appreciate you.

I too have a son about that age. Mine is especially “resilient” to my teachings. (-;

I think that kind of stubbornness in kids is a good thing. I’m reminded of the quote that goes something like this: The world is changed by unreasonable men; reasonable men adapt themselves to the world.

Remember, the world is so sophisticated now and it takes longer and longer to raise our children. That means you have somewhere north of 27 years to shape and mold your son. That reminds me of another quote, this one Churchill I believe:

Never give up. Never give up. Never give up.

]]> By: Mike Cottmeyer http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/resilience-responsibility-and-the-meaning-of-life/#comment-5945 Mike Cottmeyer Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:49:54 +0000 http://www.christopheravery.com/blog/?p=269#comment-5945 Timely post Christopher. I spent all day with my 11 year old basically trying to explain what it means to be resilient and why he should care. Wishing I had you on tape ;-). We were a few miles in the woods or I may have had to whip out our Responsibility Redefined poster from the fridge. Thanks for the great post. Timely post Christopher. I spent all day with my 11 year old basically trying to explain what it means to be resilient and why he should care. Wishing I had you on tape ;-) . We were a few miles in the woods or I may have had to whip out our Responsibility Redefined poster from the fridge. Thanks for the great post.

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