I started this during the last days in San Francisco, now over six months ago. I was pondering so much, grateful and grieving. So glad for the experiences and the people and the beauty. Mourning the impending distance between those things and me. And the unexplored things, the things I neglected to investigate. And actually, satisfied with how I did a few things.

So as a reminder to myself and to you, dear reader, here’s what I think we should do, right where we are, every day.

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Soak up the time with your loves. You will never leave a place and think, I spent too much time with my dearest friends.

Be proactive about exploring. Take it all in. You are unlikely to leave and think, I learned too much about my city and participated too much in my local community.

Pray for your city.

Make memories in your home. Use it for so many good things.

Dig in, settle in. You might have a plan for how long you’ll be here, but you really have no idea. Why not make it home? Live in this present place and learn to love it. That is how to be a good steward.

For now, this is your place – what will you do before you leave?

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