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“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.” – Desmond Tutu
As we meander our way through life, we get to make many choices on how we progress. We get to choose our habits and routines. We get to choose our careers. We get to choose our friends. With each of those choices, we have to work to attain them. We have to work to create good habits and healthy routines. We have to strive toward our chosen careers. We have to work to build friendships.
However, because our families are given to us, we often overlook the work necessary to cultivate those relationships. Because they have always been there for us, we tend sometimes to take for granted the special gift we are given by having such a relationship. As we go forth in our decision making and choosing the lives that we wish to create, let us not forget to be thankful for the families that we have and the role they play in helping to create the lives we seek. Remember that as we help them create their lives, they help us create ours.
Steve McAllister
In addition to serving as Managing Editor and contributor to Modern Hippie Mag, Steve McAllister is an actor, musician, accomplished author and filmmaker. His most recent novel, The McAllister Code is available as an e-book at www.themcallistercode.com. Find Steve on Twitter, @InkenSoul. Read his reviews and articles here.
Steve McAllister, Modern Hippie Mag's resident Lifestyle Guru, describes himself as a Renaissance Man. An author, filmmaker, songwriter, and perpetual artistic experimenter, he has recently re-released his second book The Rucksack Letters into paperback to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journey. His latest book, a comical foray into philosophical science fiction, is How to Survive an Estralarian Mind Meld. His latest artistic project is The Labyrinth of the Unbroken Path. .
