Living the Good Life

I truly enjoy the occasional evenings when I get to discuss matters of Life with my husband. Nowadays most of our conversations circle around the baby (diapers, bathing, feeding...) so I really cherish these moments when our daughter goes to sleep early and we can make ourselves comfortable in the couch with blankets and a cup of blueberry tea, or perhaps a glass of red wine.

We often talk about how to live the Good Life. It is so easy to hurry through life without really living, and then I mean really living. 

So what do I mean by really living? I'm not saying I have the ultimate answer, but I think there are some things that one should consider when pondering upon the great mystery of life. This is what I've discovered so far:

Relationships

Everytime we discuss life and what makes it worth living, we always end up concluding that relationships are the most important. The most important relationship with our Creator and Saviour makes it possible for us to really live, and having a family and very close friends to share life and grow together with is truly what brings meaning to our lives. 

Health

For people who know us, this is a given. My husband and I are health freaks, and we're not ashamed to say it.  Now this blog is not about diet or strenght training (but maybe we should start one of those one day..) but I still want to state that being healthy, both physically, mentally, and spiritually as well, is an important part of living a Good Life. However, we have also realized that man is imperfect in more than one way, also when it comes to this area. But maybe striving for living a healthy life is good enough..?

Becoming who I'm supposed to be

This winter I realized that my life will never be boring. Wherever I live, whatever I do, I can always learn more. I can always grow. I can always work on my personality. With God I can leave behind things that are dragging me down, and receive more love so that I can become more whole. With Him I become wholer everyday.

Seizing the day

I know, I know. Carpe Diem. It's a cliché, but still, it's a good one. Writing this blog is actually an exercise for me in trying to be present and live in the now. Being present also makes it possible for you to make your own decisions about your life, instead of just going with the flow. Since the Hebrew name for God means "I am", which tells us that God also is, and that He is in the now, then that´s where I want to be.

Aside from these things, we have also come to the conclusion that no two lives should be the same. Somehow people have the idea of that there is only one way of living. This ideal life often involves having a lot of money, so that you can buy the things that you feel will bring you happiness. But having a lot of money most often comes from working real hard, which in turn may come with having to sacrifice time together with family and friends or taking care of your health. So for us, having a lot of money will not bring happiness. This illusion of one ideal way of living really frustrates me, since poeple who, for one reason or another, can´t live up to this feel that they´re failing in life. I believe that God has a different plan for everyone, an adventure in store for us if we only let Him take the lead.

So to us, living the Good Life is letting the Good Captain take the wheel.