We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. – Winston Churchill
It’s sad that my dad didn’t make much of a life. He never figured out that he needed to understand and then work hard to overcome the negative effects of his difficult childhood. I don’t even know if he acknowledged to himself that he was unhappy, that life was not satisfying.
This quote helps me to remember that, even as I struggle financially, it’s most important that I think and act deliberately to ‘make a life’ each day and not get totally consumed with the traditional notion of ‘making a living.’