Tag / living well

by Nathan Coumbe

If I had a battery over my head

The average human lifespan is about 80 years these days. That’s 4,160 weeks.

I got curious as to the percentage of my life I had left. So I did the math.

At 33 years old, I’ve lived about 1,716 weeks. If I’m lucky enough to make it to 80, I’ve already lived through 41% of my life.

That realization brought to mind an image of the battery icon at the top of my iPhone. 

If I had that same icon floating over my head, I’d only have a 59% charge remaining before I died. And I can’t recharge…

Memento mori. Remember, you will die.

Use that as fuel to live well. Work and act accordingly.

by Nathan Coumbe

Making a GOOD living

Most of us read that phrase and think it means “earning a lot of money so we can buy nice things, go to fun places, and have a life of ease.”

But what if we took it literally?

Maybe it means making good things to make others’ lives better. Or perhaps making “good” (the concept) part of your life and modeling that to others. 

Maybe it just means making the world a good place. After all, we do live here.

Work is how we express our gifts, our skills, our selves. It’s how we contribute to society. Hopefully doing well at our work will let us be compensated well (while also allowing us to both enjoy our time here and be generous blessings to others). 

But I don’t really think money has much to do with good living. At least not after a certain point.

That’s my definition. What does “making a good living” mean to you?

by Nathan Coumbe

Forget yourself

“Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music–the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.

–Henry Miller

Life is better when you live it for things outside yourself.