What is your idea of an ideal life?

Where does your idea of an ideal life come from?

In these modern times, most ideal life scenarios are sold to you via popular media and social media. Most people don’t realize that the job of media and social media is to keep reminding you of all the things you don’t have in your life.

Imagine for a moment that you were born to a family living in a time where there was no access to any media. No knowledge of anything except what you and your immediate family and neighbors experienced.

What then would be your idea of an ideal life?

I’m going to guess that it would be very straightforward. Food, good health, shelter, relationships, and the safety of family and friends would probably be the only priorities you’d focus on. Your ideal life would look so different, perhaps even simple.

Now I know that this is an unrealistic way to view an ideal life in these modern times and that we are spoiled for choice and lured by all the choices that are available to us, but every once in a while, it’s good to remind ourselves that we are the ones that complicate life.

If you’re fortunate enough to have access to food, good health, shelter, relationships, and the safety of family and friends, then maybe you are leading an ideal life, and the rest is just noise?

Let me be clear. I’m not suggesting that you don’t strive to improve your life in any way you see fit. I’m just recommending you don’t go through life idealizing what you don’t have and forget or neglect everything you already possess.

So, the next time you’re thinking about what your ideal life might look like, take stock of all that you already have. Consider for a moment where your ideas of an ideal life stem from. And who knows, you might realize that you already have all that really matters.

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