Life is not a spectator sport.

[eleneariel]

Engage. Do not sit back and wait for something to interest you enough to force your attention- be in charge of your attention. Direct it. Think about things. Don't be a passive recipient. Life is not a spectator sport. It's your responsibility to be interested, not entertained.

Don't just survive. LIVE.

(read the whole post, which goes on to talk about raising children with this attitude, here at the blog of my favorite family ever. I haven't seen them in far too long and I miss them! ♥)

Comments

[jmcphers.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this link. We are facing the prospect of raising children in scarcely a few months and I only hope we teach our kid(s) the kind of attitude conveyed in that post.

[ladyrita.livejournal.com]

Timely for me to read as I was just thinking along this vein for me and Jubilee. We don't have a TV and I realized I want to be actively filling her time with stuff, not just passively avoiding bad stuff.

[melyndie.livejournal.com]

What a great article! Thanks for sharing.

[radiantlove.livejournal.com]

I love that attitude!!