This post is part of Notes on a Good Life — a series of intimate, soulful reflections from This Life is Good's founder. It weaves storytelling with wisdom to bring you thoughtful insights and soulful practices that invite you to pause, shift perspective, and discover simple ways to thrive.
This week, as I connected with friends — most of whom are women like me who are over 35 — the topic of alignment kept coming up. It seems as though many of us are trying to figure out how to live our life in ways that align with what we — and those we love and care for — want and need.
The conversations reminded me of something I've long known — that getting to a place of alignment isn't easy because there are competing demands on our resources and our time, and because the compromises and trade-offs often involve difficult choices — particularly at this stage of life.
While I don't have the answer to the question of how each of us gets to a place of alignment — if I did, I'd be a billionaire! — there are two things that I know for sure.
The first is that there is no such thing as perfect alignment, there are always going to be trade-offs. But we can shoot for the moon because we might just end up in the stars! This leads me to the second thing I know for sure — we must pay attention to the small stuff. I used to think that alignment comes from making big, sweeping overhauls to one's life. But I've come to realize that (mis)alignment is the result of dozens, hundreds, and thousands of choices made over the course of a lifetime.
Taking small, intentional steps in the direction you want to go, over and over, is what leads to an aligned life.
An aligned life is a good life and it can be everyone's reality, so as you make your way through the week, I hope you take the opportunity to think about what an aligned life would look and feel like for you AND take that first step.
Till next time,
Be well ❤️
Founder, This Life is Good
