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The Good Life— The Simple Life

A good life is conscious and intentional

Thomas Oppong
4 min readSep 3, 2022
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Whether your life feels like a constant struggle or a series of missteps from which you can learn, it’s never too late to lead a good life. A good life is a better path to a simple but meaningful life.

“The happy life is to an extraordinary extent the same as the good life,” says Bertrand Russell. The good life is something we all strive to achieve. The good life is about feeling content, optimistic, and grateful for life’s simple but essential things. It’s a balance between work and play, routine and spontaneity.

It’s also about finding fulfilment in all aspects of your life and making the most out of every moment of your day-to-day existence. However, you don’t have to live in an exotic location or be independently wealthy to achieve the good life. You can lead the good life wherever you are by following the principles of simplicity.

A good life provides you with a sense of meaning and purpose. It’s free from stress and worry but also full of joy and contentment. The good life is much simpler, wholesome and balanced.

“A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot and realize how blessed you are for what you have,” says Zig Ziglar.

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Thomas Oppong
Thomas Oppong

Written by Thomas Oppong

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