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I’ve been thinking a lot about when to be generous and when to be conservative in my life. And here’s some of what I’ve sorted about where I either currently stand or where I think I ought to stand.<\/p>\n

Be generous when:
\nTipping my server
\nSeasoning my food
\nShowing love to those who matter to me
\nShining out what light I have<\/p>\n

\"Bright<\/a>
I also apparently believe in generous amounts of bright makeup sometimes…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Be conservative when:
\nDeciding whom and what to give my time to
\nGiving my trust
\nGiving up my privacy<\/p>\n

On a similar track, I believe in:
\nDreaming big whilst not losing track of reality.
\nGiving everything I can to the people and things I believe in whilst not bankrupting myself (in any way).
\nLetting myself fully relish my loves and joys without neglecting my responsibilities.
\nGiving frequent, sincere compliments\/praise and being thoughtful about offering criticism.<\/p>\n

When do you dive in and when do you walk away? Cos I think that says a lot about a person…<\/p>\n

(Because I know I’ll be busy all weekend getting ready for the show, I’m getting this ready Thursday night and telling the app to publish it for me early Saturday. Hopefully, you’re reading this at that time…Otherwise, I swear that’s what happened and I’m sorry it’s late…)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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