tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post5953351856831440071..comments2024-02-02T22:31:03.045-08:00Comments on Mt. Hope Chronicles: The Good Life ~ Your Turn to PlayHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878817427434603915noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-35218356895804250682013-07-20T18:29:53.505-07:002013-07-20T18:29:53.505-07:00The good life is the life filled with gratitude. ...The good life is the life filled with gratitude. <br /><br />A life full of thanksgiving for everything is a life REALIZING the gift of everything...and not just the good gifts, but the 'hard' gifts that help to mold and shape who we are. When we are thankful, contentment follows and contentment in ones' life is, I think, the only way life <i>can</i> be 'good'. <br /><br />I am practicing the good life this week as the temperatures are nearing 100 and we have no air-conditioners or central air and our home is poorly insulated resulting in a sauna HOUSE. ;-) <br /><br />But it IS the good life because- we can take cold showers when people around the world endure without; we can jump in a lake five minutes away when city-folks live among blacktop and concrete sidewalks; we have a garden flourishing which will come in mighty handy this winter; we enjoy the rain and the breeze a million times more when it finally comes. See? The good life!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983592950942904914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-53064822886148798482013-07-20T15:49:08.932-07:002013-07-20T15:49:08.932-07:00Autonomy is an essential component of a good life ...Autonomy is an essential component of a good life for me. I love being an adult, for the simple reason that I am more in control with my life. Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368197169399907066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-38346064311452215102013-07-20T14:06:55.495-07:002013-07-20T14:06:55.495-07:00The good life for me is enjoying where you are and...The good life for me is enjoying where you are and who you're with. Enjoying the season you're in because they pass by so quickly. Even if it's not a good season, there's good stuff in it so don't miss it!jeanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09810018388555836612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-40300398201466146292013-07-19T17:21:15.119-07:002013-07-19T17:21:15.119-07:00The good life for me consists of quality time spen...The good life for me consists of quality time spent enjoying those I love and those who love me. DestinyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-22879194247367772512013-07-19T15:47:22.446-07:002013-07-19T15:47:22.446-07:00Sometimes it's as simple as being able to buy ...Sometimes it's as simple as being able to buy food. Other times its the fellowship of like minded friends, hearty discussion, laughter, seeing our children play and enjoy each other -a time well spent. That's a good life. Isolation in contrast is not. It takes effort though. So I guess the good life doesn't just happen by default-we have to make it happen. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626146100300467143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5750282299627894194.post-67147421240902202802013-07-19T15:34:28.270-07:002013-07-19T15:34:28.270-07:00Happily married, good health, childrenHappily married, good health, childrenErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448595911801738792noreply@blogger.com