The Life You Could Be Living vs. The Life You Settled For

“Eventually, there comes a point in every life where you can no longer ignore the enormous and expanding gap between the life you could be living and the life you’ve settled for…. Every day of your life that you’re not actively engaged in staying fit, eating well, and strengthening your body the gap grows.”

- Strength for Life, by Shawn Phillips, page 10 From Selfhelpdaily.com

I really liked this quote because it makes a lot of sense to me. Even in my teens I realized there were people that I knew that weren’t living up to their potential. Amazing people. Selfless people. Brilliant people. Fun people. The best kind of people… and they weren’t being all they could be.

I wasn’t going to be one of those people. I knew it back then.

Did you settle or are you living the life?

Best of Life!

Vern

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Flora Morris Brown

Vern,

This is a powerful quote and life-saving concept. Actively engaged in living the best life possible is the only way to be truly happy.

Thanks for sharing this.

Jul 29th, 2008
Vern

So many people roll with the flow… as if they’re on a rowboat and life is just pushing them anywhere the current is taking them…but, we’ve got motors. Many motors… we can go any which way against the current or even jump up out of the boat and hit the shore for a little climbing adventure, or whatever we choose. We can dive off the boat and see what’s lurking in the depths… usually beautiful things that blow the mind, right? I thought it was a great quote to get people thinking… Thanks for your comments Flora…

Jul 29th, 2008