The "Good" Life

I have been thinking about the concept of the good life this week.  What images come to mind when you hear the phrase the good life?  One of my favorite songs these days is the song "Good Life" by OneRepublic.  The chorus is catchy:

Oh this has gotta be the good life
This has gotta be the good life
This could really be a good life, good life

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
Like this city is on fire tonight
This could really be a good life
A good, good life

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
A good good life Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh

Every time that I hear the song, I start thinking about what is the good life.  When I was younger, I thought the good life was fame and fortune.  Now I just desire enough.  In Adam Hamilton's book, Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity he explores the idea of enough.  When reading this book, I kept thinking about the question, What is enough?  How much is too much?  When do we make the decision that we have accumulated enough personal possessions that we have Enough?  This is a very interesting question to consider since so most of the world lives in a world of scarcity rather than plenty.  How does our accumulation of giant mounds of stuff effect our neighbor when it comes to them having enough?  Could we take our giant mounds of stuff and donate them to our neighbor so that they have enough? 

Think about what is the good life for you.  What things in your life leave you feeling fulfilled and what things cause you to feel empty?