Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.

The quote urges an intentional stance toward life: cultivate “wonder” as a discipline rather than a rare emotion, and resist narrowing existence to productivity alone. Fulghum’s balanced-life inventory—learning, thinking, making art, music, movement, play, and work—treats human flourishing as plural and daily, not occasional. The sequence also implies that intellectual growth and creative expression are mutually reinforcing, while play and work should coexist rather than compete. In effect, it argues for a holistic rhythm that preserves the child’s openness to experience within the adult’s responsibilities.