An Elegant Life

An elegant life - You first have to choose.

How do we live an elegant lifestyle?

In my opinion, it is one which is uncluttered, simple yet splattered with meaning, love, family and friends selective passionate hobbies.

An lady is never in a rush, nor is she flustered. She may be occupied, but not busy. She always have time for her family and leisure but not too much time till she gets but bored. She never dreads her feet and finds meaning in her work. She is patient and kind, and doesn't draw attention to herself.

One wonders, "How does she have it all put together?"

It boils down to one simple principle: careful selection.

First of all, some self reflection is a must. Think about what is the MOST important to you in life and ensure your daily choices reflect that.

For instance, if you wanted to spend more time with your children, opt for the lesser paid job which allows you to work from home. If you decide that you no longer wanted to be in a toxic relationship, minimize the time spent with that person and slowly withdraw yourself.

With this "framework" in mind, we eliminate choices that are not meant to be ours and we will no longer compromise on our priorities.

Time with family.

There are some general principles of an elegant life you can follow:

1) Choose quality, the best that you can afford. Learn to assess value of the item. Once you can do so, you can pick out good quality for less. Leave all the cheaply poorly made stuff behind.

2) Minimise stuff. Have only one of everything. Do not buy anything until you have completely exhausted its use.

3) Keep your house in order.


4) Do not overload your schedule

5) Do things that make you happy.

6) Be selective of the activities and hobbies you pursue. Limit them to less than five.

7) Don't pay too much attention to fashion. Develop your own style.

8) Learn to enjoy the simplest most authentic pleasures in life: a good book, cuisine made from the freshest ingredients, riding a bike.

9) Choose your friends wisely. Look for friends with similar values.

10) Go to church and grow spiritually. It does wonders for your heart.

11) Learn something new. A new language, a skill. Pursue that nagging interest.

12) Take up ballet or ballroom dancing. It does wonders for your posture.

13) Travel. Traveling opens up mindsets and exposes us to culture where we can learn a thing or two.

14) Keep your finances healthy. The art of good stewardship.

15) Appreciate the arts. Learn to see the beauty in the world around you. In children's art, in plays, musicals etc.

16) Throw a party! If you are intimidated, throw a small dinner party for five. Some tips here.
17) You don't need to know everything, just pick a few subjects you love and passionately pursue deeper knowledge of it (like i have!)

18) Cultivate a relationship with yourself. Spend some me-time. Always seek self-knowledge. It does wonders for us especially being women with many different roles to place.

So there in lies the art of refinement. Despite the greater understanding and knowledge we obtain, we still have to make a conscious effort to simplify and weed out the unnecessary.

A refined person works on herself as God works like an artist. Slowly, surely day by day, loving the creation He has made and having a vision of the final completion ... His masterpiece. You.

To an elegant life!

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