What You Really Need to Live a Good Life…

Alright, let’s cut through the fluff. The gurus will sell you a journal, a mindfulness app, and a diet plan. Your aunt will tell you it’s Jesus, and your mate down the road swears it’s a new truck. Truth is – it’s a mix of the simple, the soulful, and the slightly ridiculous.

Here’s my list:

  1. People Who Get You. Or at least pretend convincingly. Life’s too short for fake smiles and energy vampires.
  2. Something to Wake Up For. Even if it’s just coffee, a sarcastic cat, or plotting petty revenge on someone who wronged you in 1998.
  3. Peace in Your Own Head. Or at the very least, the ability to tell your overthinking brain to pipe down while you eat cake.
  4. Freedom. To speak your mind, wear what you like, and leave when the energy turns weird.
  5. Gratitude for the Little Things. Like warm socks, sun on your face, or the smell of rain after a fight with the universe.
  6. A Reason to Laugh. Preferably daily. Bonus points if it’s wildly inappropriate.
  7. Curiosity. About yourself, people, the weird noises your house makes at night, and why your family acts like that.
  8. A Soft Place to Land. Be it a person, a couch, or a patch of grass under a starry sky.
  9. Compassion. For yourself when you mess up. For others when they act a fool (because let’s face it, we’ve all had our days).
  10. A Little Madness. The kind that makes you dance in your kitchen, sing badly in traffic, and believe in magic on Mondays.

That’s it. The secret recipe. No subscription required.


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15 responses to “What You Really Need to Live a Good Life…”

  1. This great, true and witty with it.

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    1. Thank you for reading and commenting, Julian. I appreciate it.

      Mae

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  2. Thanks for the laughs— oh, and the reminders. Good points, all!

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    1. My pleasure.. I am just being me..lol And I appreciate you for taking the time to read and comment. Thank you.
      Mae

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    livingwordswithkibie

    Lovely read. Thank you Mae 😊

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    1. Thank you so much x

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  4. Okay but “A Little Madness”??? That one HIT ME RIGHT IN MY CHAOTIC LITTLE HEART 😂💃
    I swear every time you write, it’s like my overthinking brain just gets a warm hug and a slap of reality at the same time 😂💥
    You, Miss Spirit Guide (yep, I said Miss now 😜), always show up when I’m trying to quiet the chaos and find my own patch of grass under the stars 🌌🌱Thanks for being that loud, hilarious, healing voice in the dark.
    – Much love from this mildly rebellious, soft-hearted girl who’s still plotting revenge on 2014. 😂

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    1. Ahhh you absolute legend! 😂 Your messages are like finding glitter in my sock drawer – totally unexpected, mildly chaotic, and weirdly healing. ‘A Little Madness’ was basically me having a conversation with my own inner gremlin at 2am, so the fact, it landed with your beautifully rebellious heart makes my day.

      And listen – ‘Miss Spirit Guide’ is officially going on my imaginary business card now 😜 You keep chasing those stars, plotting that 2014 revenge (I’ll bring snacks), and owning your patch of chaotic, beautiful grass. The world needs your kind of soft, sparkly defiance.

      Big love right back at you ❤️

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      1. Hhaha yeah snacks are important though 🤣🤣

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      2. Absolutely x

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  5. Please subscribe if wish- did for you🌷

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    Joey Jones

    😂

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  7. reason to be

    an enigmatic mystery

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    1. Ah, yes, the eternal reason to be. Maybe it’s not about finding one, but about living as the mystery itself.🧡

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      1. why did i not rip hiding place?

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