Comments on: Living Your Best Life http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2007/12/09/living-your-best-life/ simple is beautiful Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Angela (Cottage Magpie) http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2007/12/09/living-your-best-life/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Angela (Cottage Magpie) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:51:25 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=58#comment-92 I love this post. We live in such a "me want now" culture that anytime there's any bump in anything people give it up (marriages included). But anything worth doing/having/being is worth being patient for. Truly. We talk about this a lot, not so much because of marriage but beacuse of this house we live in. Well, maybe it is a marraige of sorts. It's not the type of house I thought I would be in, and I'm sad that it's not charming like I want. But this is where I am. I believe that if I can accept that and give the house what I can, that what inherent charm it has will show through and/or pave the way for something better. But as long as I resist the life I'm actually living, nothing better could possibly come. ~Angela :-) I love this post. We live in such a “me want now” culture that anytime there’s any bump in anything people give it up (marriages included). But anything worth doing/having/being is worth being patient for. Truly.

We talk about this a lot, not so much because of marriage but beacuse of this house we live in. Well, maybe it is a marraige of sorts. It’s not the type of house I thought I would be in, and I’m sad that it’s not charming like I want. But this is where I am. I believe that if I can accept that and give the house what I can, that what inherent charm it has will show through and/or pave the way for something better. But as long as I resist the life I’m actually living, nothing better could possibly come.

~Angela :-)

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2007/12/09/living-your-best-life/comment-page-1/#comment-91 FourPillars Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:44:22 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=58#comment-91 You almost lost me at "Oprah"! :) Great post - I think "living your best life" means being very selfish and ignoring the fact that what's "best" for you is not necessarily best for others. Your example of someone who has three great kids is a perfect illustration of where you have to enjoy what you can and try to deal with the other bad stuff. Another problem is that some people are under the illusion that it's possible to have a "perfect life" and they think that since their life is not perfect (compared to some idiot on Oprah perhaps) then they should be unhappy and need to make some changes. Mike You almost lost me at “Oprah”! :)

Great post – I think “living your best life” means being very selfish and ignoring the fact that what’s “best” for you is not necessarily best for others. Your example of someone who has three great kids is a perfect illustration of where you have to enjoy what you can and try to deal with the other bad stuff.

Another problem is that some people are under the illusion that it’s possible to have a “perfect life” and they think that since their life is not perfect (compared to some idiot on Oprah perhaps) then they should be unhappy and need to make some changes.

Mike

]]> By: Mrs. Micah http://www.remodelingthislife.com/2007/12/09/living-your-best-life/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Mrs. Micah Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:35:28 +0000 http://www.remodelingthislife.com/?p=58#comment-90 Indeed. We're not all going to get a million dollars (all at once anyway), so we might as well work with what we have, do our best, and enjoy it as much as possible. :) Indeed. We’re not all going to get a million dollars (all at once anyway), so we might as well work with what we have, do our best, and enjoy it as much as possible. :)

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