Yes, we are always present, but we don’t want…

Yes, we are always present, but we don’t want to take up all the space being present does not mean that you have to physically be with your child all the time it means that you can sense your presence your care even if you’re not with them, I would never let my child put themselves or others at risk with her choices but as soon as it clear that they are ready, I want to encourage them to start making decisions for themselves

— from Time

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So spend the hours, above all, on what you genuinely love — devote your time and energy to the things you enjoy, because excellence reliably follows enthusiasm and almost never follows duty alone. And be fully present in them without straining: be there completely, yes, but you need not grip every moment so hard that you crush it. Life is simply too precious a thing to waste, and it must be more than something merely endured. — Time

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