{"id":450,"date":"2026-07-24T16:44:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T08:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theworkspartnership.com\/New\/?p=450"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:11:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T02:11:43","slug":"what-is-your-good-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworkspartnership.com\/New\/what-is-your-good-life\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Your Good Life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s a deeply personal question and the answers are as unique as the person contemplating it. And yet, for many of us, the question is not one that we\u2019ve engaged with very much.<\/p>\n

I was with a group of friends recently and our discussion turned to what we would do if we won a lottery and all of a sudden had a surge of money to take away all of our worries. That\u2019s often the kind of glib answer we give in response to the question \u2018what is the Good Life\u2019? We quickly and easily reduce it to a life free of financial limitations.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been in this question for several years now. My teacher, Bob Dunham of the Institute for Generative Leadership, first brought it to my attention. His invitation was to reflect upon the question regularly, to open myself to what emerged in response, to journal my reflections and to be in conversation about it.<\/p>\n

I took him up on his invitation and have spent several years immersing and playing with it. It has provoked many discussions with my husband \u2013 what\u2019s\u00a0my<\/i>\u00a0Good Life, what\u2019s\u00a0his<\/i>\u00a0Good Life and what\u2019s\u00a0our<\/i>\u00a0Good Life\u2026.in other words, looking at where \u00a0they intersect and where they diverge.<\/p>\n

The question has spawned rich dialogue with family, friends and clients; some of who are caught unawares, almost as though staking the claim to their Good Life is mischievous or rebellious \u2013 how dare you experience, much less, declare what you want in life!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s come forward for me has been great clarity that my Good Life is grounded in something deeper, something that goes beyond material possessions, travel logs and bank accounts. It\u2019s born out of a relationship to Self. And this relationship to Self acts as the foundation upon which all other slices of my life pie can be sustained, experienced and enjoyed. I refer to this relationship as Unwavering Self-Acceptance.<\/p>\n

I began to see that there were unequivocal links between certain aspects of my day-to-day routines and activities (or lack thereof) that had a significant impact on how I was feeling and \u2018showing up\u2019. As I followed these connections, almost like playing a mental version of Snakes n\u2019 Ladders, I could see that when I was honouring my Self and accepting of my Self, other realms were positively and significantly impacted.<\/p>\n

For example, when I\u2019m in that place of Unwavering Self-Acceptance:<\/p>\n