Lailah Gifty AkitaWherever you are, you have to be joyfully alive.
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You can’t just exist. You have to be joyfully alive. I was in a restaurant with my family and we were all talking about how we were going to celebrate Christmas. I didn’t want to spend it alone and I asked my dad if we could go to his place and spend it together.
He said, “Yeah, sure,” but his voice sounded tired. It was like he couldn’t muster up the energy to really celebrate with us. And that made me sad, because I knew that he wanted to be happy and that he was missing out on the joy of the day by not making the most of it.
Source: Pearls Of Wisdom: Great Mind
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