Well, think of it as a game. So far, the game you've been playing has been a child-free one -- almost 40 years of it. Are you at a point in your personal development where you are willing to commit to a game that is pretty much 99.9999% non-stop giving? I would see what happens in your thinking if you let go of considering what you are going to get or give up getting if you adopt a child, and think about what your game will look like if you were to be all generosity, all the time? What kind of rules would you build into this game so that you can recharge your batteries when necessary, and to be able to build in some sub-games, like volunteering in Africa WITH your child (it's not impossible, you know), so that you are playing a game that has you experiencing the joy and abundance that is you?
You sound like you would make a wonderful parent. You also sound like you'd make a fabulous child-free person. Aren't you glad you get to choose? How's that for abundance?
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