Everybody wants the 'Good Life', so just what does that mean?
Heath - Your health is an important aspect of the 'Good Life'. You can't be living happily if you are on death's doorstep, or have become an inert sofa ornament through disability.
Here's a definition of good health to think about: You are in Good Health if you have no condition that may end your life, causes severe disability, or which requires regular medical intervention (tests, surgeries, therapy, prescription medicines) to prevent either of those outcomes. For my diabetic friends, or anyone out there with a chronic medical condition the treatment of which has become seamlessly integrated with their lives and causes no distress, I'll give you a pass on this one.
Relationships - Another big one. If you feel totally alone in this world, or wish you were, it's a good sign you have relationship issues. This can lead to clinical depression and the urge to watch Fox News incessantly, either of which can lead to declining health, both mental and physical.
Money - Oh, Boy, here we go. This one has been a difficulty for many of us since the Great 2008 Don't-Call-It-A-Depression Recession. Things that can make it worse include college age children, a passion for sports cars and/or motorcycles, and the obsessive need to own the latest electronic gadgetry. Of course, health issues (see above) can add to money worries. So can relationships: any significant other that comes with some or all of that baggage can be added to the list.
Signs that Money concerns have degraded your life include: foreclosure notices, repossession of your car, your significant other has divorced you, or you've begun watching old Futurama episodes that you've seen 100 times. (This can also be old 'Two and A Half Men' episodes. If you are watching old Seinfeld episodes you truly are in extremis - seek medical assistance).
Purpose - This one's a little subtle. Not everyone will tell you they need a purpose to be happy. I think they're nuts. Without purpose we drift through life, blowing wherever the winds of change take us, which is usually to the sofa to watch old Futurama episodes. Find a purpose, you find a Life.
Fear - Well, it goes without saying you can't have the Good Life if you have too much fear, right? Try to minimize fear in whatever way seems most acceptable to you, except for: maintaining a home arsenal that would cause envy in most smaller countries, living in a bunker, or appearing as a regular on 'Doomsday Preppers'. And by the way, if you are already doing any of those things you aren't living the Good Life, no matter what your agent tells you.
Here's wishing you continue the 'Good Life' through 2013 and beyond. And if not, and Life becomes unbearable, move to Belgium. I hear they've got an easy exit if you want one.
Heath - Your health is an important aspect of the 'Good Life'. You can't be living happily if you are on death's doorstep, or have become an inert sofa ornament through disability.
Here's a definition of good health to think about: You are in Good Health if you have no condition that may end your life, causes severe disability, or which requires regular medical intervention (tests, surgeries, therapy, prescription medicines) to prevent either of those outcomes. For my diabetic friends, or anyone out there with a chronic medical condition the treatment of which has become seamlessly integrated with their lives and causes no distress, I'll give you a pass on this one.
Relationships - Another big one. If you feel totally alone in this world, or wish you were, it's a good sign you have relationship issues. This can lead to clinical depression and the urge to watch Fox News incessantly, either of which can lead to declining health, both mental and physical.
Money - Oh, Boy, here we go. This one has been a difficulty for many of us since the Great 2008 Don't-Call-It-A-Depression Recession. Things that can make it worse include college age children, a passion for sports cars and/or motorcycles, and the obsessive need to own the latest electronic gadgetry. Of course, health issues (see above) can add to money worries. So can relationships: any significant other that comes with some or all of that baggage can be added to the list.
Signs that Money concerns have degraded your life include: foreclosure notices, repossession of your car, your significant other has divorced you, or you've begun watching old Futurama episodes that you've seen 100 times. (This can also be old 'Two and A Half Men' episodes. If you are watching old Seinfeld episodes you truly are in extremis - seek medical assistance).
Purpose - This one's a little subtle. Not everyone will tell you they need a purpose to be happy. I think they're nuts. Without purpose we drift through life, blowing wherever the winds of change take us, which is usually to the sofa to watch old Futurama episodes. Find a purpose, you find a Life.
Fear - Well, it goes without saying you can't have the Good Life if you have too much fear, right? Try to minimize fear in whatever way seems most acceptable to you, except for: maintaining a home arsenal that would cause envy in most smaller countries, living in a bunker, or appearing as a regular on 'Doomsday Preppers'. And by the way, if you are already doing any of those things you aren't living the Good Life, no matter what your agent tells you.
Here's wishing you continue the 'Good Life' through 2013 and beyond. And if not, and Life becomes unbearable, move to Belgium. I hear they've got an easy exit if you want one.
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