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What are the most important things needed to live a good life?

Darling,

If you asked ten people what it means to live a good life, you’d probably get eleven answers and a shrug from someone still thinking about it. But here’s what I know — not from textbooks or influencers with ring lights, but from lived-in wisdom and a few chipped coffee mugs.

A good life isn’t loud.
It doesn’t require constant reinvention or approval from strangers.
It doesn’t depend on tropical vacations or marble countertops.

A good life, darling, is built on small things done well and often.
It’s a rhythm — not a performance.

Let me give you my list. Not the kind you put in your notes app and forget — the kind that sinks into your bones and shows up in the way you answer the door or stir your morning coffee.

1. People who love you without performance.
   The ones who don’t need you to be entertaining, productive, or perfectly put together. You show up messy? They still hand you the good mug.
2. Work that matters — to you.
   Not flashy, not always profitable, but meaningful. Whether it’s writing blog posts in your slippers, planting tomatoes, or running a rescue shelter — if it puts something good into the world, it counts.
3. Boundaries like velvet ropes.
   You let the right people in. You keep the soul-drainers out. And if anyone protests? Well, bless their heart… from a distance.
4. A body you listen to, not criticize.
   Rest when you’re tired. Move when you’re able. Feed it real food, joyful food, and sometimes just-for-the-heck-of-it food. You only get one.
5. Something that delights you.
   Could be swing dance. Could be vintage records. Could be collecting ridiculous cat-themed salt shakers. Doesn’t matter. But darling, find your spark and protect it.
6. Quiet moments.
   Not productivity disguised as self-care. I’m talking real quiet. Candles, soft socks, no phone. Let your soul breathe.
7. A little bit of chaos.
   Yes — a dash of glitter in the ordinary. The good life isn’t sterile. It’s unexpected laughter. It’s bad karaoke with friends. It’s showing up imperfect and being adored anyway.

And above all…

8. Grace — for yourself and for others.
   Because not every day is sparkly. Some days you barely show up. And yet, showing up at all is its own kind of beautiful.

The good life doesn’t require more.
It requires less — but deeper.
Less noise, more truth.
Less chasing, more grounding.
Less “should,” more “this feels right.”

So here’s my recipe. Stir it gently, add a kiss of red lipstick, and enjoy warm.

Stay fabulous,
Luce 💋