Huh? I guess I had never stopped to consider that aspect. But then I thought, "How much time do we spend stressing out about things we didn't choose & can't necessarily change?"
Many, many years ago when I was in elementary school, my family participated in a seminar that outlined 10 things we were never given a choice about (note: these are technically called the Ten Unchangeables and some can argue the changeability of some of these, but that's really not my point). We learned these in a song that follows the tune of "Anchors Aweigh" but unfortunately, I don't believe the seminar-giving organization believes in YouTube (and would probably not be happy about bellydancing). Despite that, the list is pretty good & outlines the things in life that we were never given an initial choice about.
- Parents
- Physical Features
- Gender
- Brothers & Sisters
- Birth Order
- Ethnicity
- Place of Origin
- Time in History
- Mental Capacity
- Aging & Time of Death
Anchors Away for reals? I'm going to have to hear this one.
ReplyDeleteI'll sing it for you sometime :)
ReplyDeleteThe tune is actually "Anchors Aweigh", and is a Naval song about heading out to sea. Naval as in Navy and not navel as in bellybuttons or oranges. (Though I did see a can of Naval Orange soda once - oranges grown on ships, perhaps?)
ReplyDeleteThanks Mom! Homophones strike again- duly noted & edited.
ReplyDeleteI grew up with this song! Now I teach it in schools, camps, Bible clubs, and wherever, because it is so helpful in accepting who you are as a person. It is on youtube now, as are many of the old CI songs... Thank you for reminding me!
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