It’s OK to Question Life
Oh, what silly thoughts of
“What can I get?”
When you have been given
the ultimate gift
Life freely given
in enjoyment
Gratitude lovingly given
in service
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I speak to my stepchildren a lot about life and the decisions we make in regards to how we live. A current theme has been the idea of serving others.
My stepchildren have, at times, had the idea that life is here to serve them. It is not.
Life is a gift- a gift of living, of experiencing, of sensing, of sharing.
Our return act is to serve this gift- to act with gratitude, kindness, awareness, and importantly, joy in relation to having received this gift.
I am never sure what impact my words/actions may have or may not have on my stepchildren. However, these are the things I believe and I do want them to realize what a gift they have been given.
Soul Healing Art 
Caring about my response in all situations says, I care about you. * smiles*
I love it! I created a list of 40 items of Random Acts of Kindness to complete before I turned 40, and my son has really gotten into it! It is wonderful to see his eyes open and realize that he can change the world and give back for all of his blessings!
This idea is an awesome idea!! I want to do this with my stepkids!
I was careful when I did my list to make it full of no or low cost items – so that in addition to changing the world, I could teach that the change doesn’t have to cost a lot. 🙂 It has been awesome!
Love that idea even more. I am going to ask my stepkids to come up with a list that we can all do 🙂
I think your stepchildren are fortunate to have you as their stepmom. They really hit the jackpot! 🙂