potent appreciation for another person’s character is a lovely feeling.

enjoy that feeling,

because we just get to live this one time.

but also, that feeling can be the source of a rare and precious kind of energy.

it’s good energy.

lean into that. use it well.

when wielded carefully, it will shape your process of becoming.

if you’re able,

let your life be quietly transformed.

it’s happened before.

all of the best things about you were borrowed from some loved one or other.

your sense of humor is a patchwork of shared laughter

and your kindness is too big for you

because it’s been handed down from one heart to the next for a long time.

wear it proudly.

enjoy that feeling, and let it shape your becoming

so that when it’s time to pass that care along to the next heart that needs it,

yours will already be full.