Live Fuller, Not Bigger

To have a “complete life,” we must combine action with virtue, constantly refining ourselves and developing our skills. Genuine happiness emerges through work on ourselves and our aims over time.

your life is not a dress rehearsal, nor is it meant to be the size of a spare tire. It can be as full and as fulfilling as you’re willing to make it. The interesting thing about this, as we’ll continue to learn, is that pumping up your life doesn’t necessary mean you need to add more to do to it. In many cases, just the opposite may be true.

To live the good life is to feel a sense of fullness, which is what all human beings seek. We need to feel ourselves full of, or wrapped in, something good. To be busy is to feel like your life is full, or has some version of fullness.