A Quality Live

 

Thoughts held over time greatly affect all areas of our lives.  The quality of the thoughts we think creates the quality of the lives we live.  Christiane Northrup MD

What does a quality life look like for me?  What do I need and want for a quality life?

• Safety:   I need to know that my children are well.  I need to feel secure about my finances.  Have things paid for and be able to help my children if they need it 
• Connected with Grace:  Prayer, meditation 
• Connection with family and friends:  I need to feel that my relationships are solid and in a good place with friends and family
• Order:  I need to have my finances in good order.  I need to have my home orderly and tidy
• Gratitude:  I write down what I am grateful for every day, so I remember, this improves the quality of my days and therefor my life
• Authenticity:  I need to be honest with myself and those around me, I need to feel like I am living from and offering others truth
• Intention-being very clear about why I am doing the things that I do
• Attitude-show your wisdom not your scars
• Solitude:  I need time to myself to read and think and pray.  To sort things out in my own mind. To energize
• Something to look forward to:  This can be big or small.  Just knowing something is upcoming that I want or will bring me comfort.  It can be big like a vacation or knowing that I an going to do the wash and have clean sheets on Friday
• Healthy: To feel healthy and energetic
• Nature: Be it the garden or a walk by the coulee.  To be in Nature makes me feel present and at home.  It gives me comfort
• Contributing: I need to feel that I am making someone else life better in some way
• Creativity:  Making something.  Painting, writing, crafting, learning
• Dogs:  I will always have a dog.  They add warmth to my life
• Books:  Books give me comfort, knowledge, escape...they have added to my life in so many ways
• Curiosity: Doing and trying new things.  Learning new things.  Anything from a vacation to a new food.  Doing something different.
• Confident:  To feel confident in myself and in my own skin
• Beauty:  Flowers, colors, nature
• Learning:  I have a natural curiosity and love learning new things, classes, skills, ideas

This list may be something I add to over time, but I definitely want to include these to age well and have them be part of my life path.