RE: Peter Pan

Everyone has that one Disney (or Pixar, or whatever else) character that they wish were actually a part of life.
"Second to the right and straight on till morning" is how we are told to get to Neverland, a land of mermaids, Captain Hook, the crocodile, Skull Rock. But, most of all, the land of Pan, Tink, and the Lost Boys. Peter and the Lost Boys were always in trouble, hiding from Hook, with no sort of responsibility. Just the kind of life I wanted...
...My feet in the sand, my head in the clouds...
But I grew up (much to my disdain, and very much against the rules, according to Pan). I realized that the Land of Pan never really existed. There isn't a Captain Hook, mermaids flipping their tails on the beach, no hiding places in Skull Rock, none of it. There is no world just beyond the morning sun to run off to, no fairy dust to help us fly away. I couldn't marry Peter Pan or become a mother figure to the Lost Boys.
But one thing I did learn? Good thoughts and positive vibes are great company. Put goodness into the Universe and goodness you shall receive. You can't be good to others if you aren't good to yourself.
What is a good life without playing as hard as you work? Yes, you have to work hard to have a good life. Bu that's part of it. Take time to smell the roses, to enjoy the sunset, to listen to the rain. Take the long way home for once. Play around. Enjoy the scenery. Appreciate life. You truly won't realize what you're missing if you are too focused on being the next billionaire... hell, even if you're just too focused on enough work and stress to give yourself a heart attack.
Peter Pan, you may bot actually be real. I could never go second to the right and straight on till morning. Neverland doesn't lay just behind the morning Sun. But you will forever have a spot in my heart. Just because you were the first character to teach me a life lesson or two.
Fictional or not, you are one strong personality, and one helluva character. Go on terrorizing Hook and leading the band of Lost Boys, gallivanting on your island.
After all, that is what you do best, isn't it?