I love this – that sense that a) life is a gift and recognising that it is precious and of value; that there are choices and opportunities, and b) the sense that I have a responsibility to use it wisely and to give back by giving of myself to others – whether that be giving my time, my talents, a listening ear, being hospitable, whatever.
I love that sense of balance, that we’ve been given a gift but that there are responsibilities that go with the gift. It’s a good reminder.

“O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and
wear uncomfortable disguises like adults,
but beneath the costume is the child we always are,
whose needs are simple,
whose daily life is still best described
by fairy tales.”

~Leo Rosten

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Everything comes to us that belongs to us, if we create the capacity to receive it. – Rabindranath Tagore