Living Life Large – Without an Oscar Nomination Or a Recording Contract

Living Large is such a great concept.  The following article was written by Bradley Marks and I wanted to share it here at The Metamorphosis Cafe.  I hope you enjoy it.

When we think of those who are living life large, our mind usually turns to the highly paid entertainers and actors who dominate the media. We’re constantly amazed at their outlandish lifestyles and their ability to engage in off-the-wall behaviors. They live in ostentatious homes. They consume outlandish quantities of drugs and alcohol. They move from one sordid affair to the other faster than most of us were ever able to set up a single date. But that’s not really living large–that’s just living loud.

Living large is about finding your space in the world and luxuriating in it as you move forward with additional self improvement. It’s a matter of finding a way to be yourself and to enjoy everything you do. You’re really living when you’re spending your time and energy on the things that have meaning to you.

Your version of that beautiful future might involve a Ferrari and beach front property. It could include a supermodel sidekick. It might feature stacks of cash in every pocket. Generally speaking, however, those are relatively shallow ways of looking at the world and they’re not the kind of goals that bring anything even approaching a full life. They just bring the noise.

Your version of living a larger life might involve being at home when the school bus pulls up at four in the afternoon. Your ideal lifestyle might feature an opportunity to explore interests and hobbies that have always fascinated you instead of a tour bus or a media junket. That big life might feature a Timex and a charitable donation instead of a Rolex and an illicit affair.

The fact of the matter is that it’s up to you to define that lifestyle and to then make it a reality. We often make the mistake of believing the common media message that the ideal situation is that which is enjoyed (or at least lived) by celebrities. That’s not necessarily the case, though. We’re not all going to give surly Oscar acceptance speeches or have a very public feud with our lead guitar player.

We should count ourselves lucky, too. We have the chance to construct our own ideal realities. We can live large -without the noise. All it takes is a willingness to be a little introspective and to start considering some new and different ways to improve ourselves. Mix those traits with a bit of action, and they sky’s the limit.