‘To live above the common level of life’ means to strive for a life that transcends the ordinary or average, making conscious choices to elevate one’s experiences, contributions, and way of living beyond the norm.
- Personal Growth: Seeking continuous self-improvement through education, self-awareness, and personal development.
- Achievement: Setting and attaining higher goals, whether career, personal endeavors, or beneficial to society.
- Quality of Life: Pursuing passions, hobbies, and activities that bring joy and fulfillment.
- Values and Integrity: Living by a set of principles that guide one’s actions and decisions, aiming for a life of purpose and integrity, being a positive role model.
- Contribution: Making a positive impact on the lives of others and one’s community, making one’s life one’s sermon, giving back.
At a very young age, I decided two things: 1) I would always be on my own side, my self-talk would always be positive, encouraging and 2) I would live no ordinary life, I would live the Life Extraordinaire, I would Trip the Light Fantastic.
I wish the same for you and may you live all the days of your life.
Closing Quotes:
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anaïs Nin, 1903-1977
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013
Disclosure/(Confession?): I do not generally use AI but in researching this blog, ChatGPT summarized my thoughts so well that about 30 to 40% of the above I must attribute to AI.
As always, I share what I most want and need to learn. – Nathan S. Collier