What does it mean to live a great life?
As a young child I used to think that every full-grown person was all-knowing and had everything figured out.
Once I became full-grown myself I was dismayed to discover that wasn’t the case.
Age and experience can bring wisdom, but since we are always facing situations, relationships, and experiences that are new to us, we find we may not have all the answers.
No matter our age we are always in the process of figuring things out.
So, when I saw a book title that read, “How to be a Unicorn, Because Adulting is Hard,” I couldn’t help but pick it up, curious as to what I would discover, only to find it was a decorative box with no magical insights inside.
I bought it anyway, because it made me laugh.
With the pressure of creating a great life, “adulting” can seem very hard.
I have six children between the ages of 20 and 30, and they are in the thick of “adulting.”
They’ve taught me the valuable lesson that it’s not the age, profession or situation in life that create a great life, but rather the integrity with which one handles life experiences.
I’ve learned from them to:
-respond rather than react.
-pause and think before taking action.
-make tough decisions in faith trusting the outcome will be right.
-take responsibility for my thoughts and actions.
-patiently and gracefully do my best while moving forward in faith
As I see them striving to live in this manner, I see them living great lives.
Though at times I wish I could be a unicorn and leave the adulting to someone else, it is far more fulfilling to live a life of integrity.
Much love,
