What Makes Life Worth Living
Anything that makes us feel good makes life worth living. The tricky part is figuring out what produces lasting excitement, desire, satisfaction, hunger for more, and motivation.
What makes us feel good in the moment:
• good weather
• good health
• looking good
What makes us feel good for a while:
• good health
• achievements
• success
• money
• good relationships
• pets
• doing things that bring us joy
What makes us feel good whenever we think of it?
• good health
• security and comfort
• achievements and success
• challenges mastered
• money
• good relationships
• pets
• meaningful pursuits
What makes us feel good any time?
• good relationships
• money
• wise investments
• achievements and obstacles we overcame
• unfulfilled desire
GOOD RELATIONSHIPS
Good relationships affirm, validate, and comfort us on the most intimate level. Being loved, appreciated, and valued proves we are worthy and important. We may – or may not – have achieved significance in the world, country, or city but on a smaller scale, our life matters to someone or some people.
MONEY
The ability to earn, manage, and invest money is highly valued. Having money affords us many things and gives us a measure of power and freedom. Remember that it isn’t money that’s the root of all evil, the lack of money is.
WISE INVESTMENTS
Investing time, effort, and money into people, creatures, and causes we believe in and then seeing the positive impact of our actions makes us feel validated.
ACHIEVEMENTS / OVERCOMING
Achievements of all kinds – just like every act of overcoming – prove our merit and resilience.
UNFULFILLED DESIRE
Wanting to fulfill a desire (master a challenge) motivates and propels us to exceed our limits.
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The first four affirm on different levels that you are valuable and making a positive difference in the world. The obstacles you overcame and your past achievements prove that you’re capable. In other words, you are powerful, important, and the world wouldn’t be the same without you in it.
The fifth compels you to get up in the morning and keep on striving…. It is the unclimbed mountains and unconquered challenges that excite us and propel us forward.
“It’s faith in something and enthusiasm for something that makes a life worth living.” Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
You are loved and needed. You are not afraid of challenges. You are strong and resourceful enough to overcome any obstacle. There may always be a space for growth but YOU are powerful, capable, and irreplaceable. Knowing that makes life worth living.
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” Maya Angelou
