I stole this quote from the movie Contact (it was on an office door at the VLA).  It stuck with me, because of its double meaning and it resonated with how I feel about my life in general.

 

I’m extremely lucky to have two of the best jobs in the world:  being a Dad and learning about the Universe.   One job is in the realm of unimaginable distances and timescales, the other is rooted in the here and now (“NOW, Daddy!”).  It balances me very nicely, I think.