Living Artfully: ‘Good Enough’ Living

Over the years and through my personal and professional experiences I have learned that there’s an art to living. As much as I’d love to take credit, I’m sure I’m not the first person who has come to this realization! But, I think there are few of us who make a conscious effort to live life fully and artfully. To many, living artfully means savoring small things that bring us joy and practicing gratitude for those small things everyday. Living artfully is focusing the lens on what we already have rather than what is missing. This doesn’t mean denying the reality or distracting ourselves from what’s missing. But simply to shift the focus on what we already have while working to fulfill other unmet needs or desires. And I firmly believe that the prerequisite for living artfully is having a clear awareness and acceptance of our emotional struggles, rather than denial, avoidance, or cheerleading.