The Only Life Worth Living Is a Life Full of Vitality
Oh, it’s gonna be a good life. It’s gonna be a good life. Good life for sale.
What’s poppin people? It’s Dante.
I just heard this song that reminded me of my childhood — Good Life by OneRepublic. Heard it on the radio yesterday in a shop with a friend. It got me thinking this morning:
What is the good life? And how do we actually live it?
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably a photographer, an artist, someone who likes to create. The most simple way I can frame what a good life looks like for an artist is:
Be in the flow state of production. Create more. Go out with your camera and just click that damn shutter.
This is where I thrive. Through producing. Through creating.
Vitality Is the Core
A good life is a life full of vitality. One thought I had:
The only life worth living is a life full of vitality.
We’re in our heads too much. One thing I thought this morning:
Thinking is for idiots.
When you’re overanalyzing, relying on ChatGPT or some external source to guide you, it can paralyze you. It clutters your mind. Leads to anxiety. Maybe even depression.
But when you’re clear — clear of mind, clear of body — everything sharpens. For me, that clarity comes from fasting.
Fasting for Clarity, Not Calories
I don’t fast for autophagy or health metrics. I fast because:
When I’m fasted, I’m not thinking. I’m just being.
It’s like autopilot. I respond to life with my gut and my intuition. I believe fasting brings you closer to God. It realigns the soul.
When I think of the soul, I see it in three parts:
- Mind – reason, logic, analyzation
- Gut (Thumos) – courage, spirit, vitality
- Desire – hunger, lust, pleasure
My philosophy: align with thumos.
Cut through the noise of mind and body. Move forward with instinct. With spirit.
Not in the Matrix
You can sit and think forever. Plug into the matrix. Strap a VR headset to your brain and drift into some digital soup. But:
If you’re not out in the world expressing your will to power, your soul will die.
You need to move. You need courage. You need thumos. You need life.
I thrive on the front lines of life.
Any time I’m inside too long, I feel my soul wither. But outside — through fresh air, through texture, through nature — I come alive.
Barefoot and Grounded
I wear barefoot shoes. Vivo Primus Lite All-Weather for work. They give me the same feeling as Vibram FiveFingers but don’t look ridiculous.
When you remove your shoes, you return to a primal way of being.
Your legs, back, posture — they all strengthen. You sense more. You feel more.
Like a Hunter
Think of a hunter. He doesn’t stuff his face before tracking prey. He fasts. He marches barefoot. Like an ancient warrior in Agoge training.
By simulating a primal life in the modern world, you unlock more vitality.
It’s not about being primitive. It’s about aligning with how we’re meant to be. Physically, mentally, spiritually.
Upward, Not Outward
When you have vitality, your energy increases. Curiosity follows. Creation follows. You walk more, see more, do more.
The good life is physical, mental, and spiritual vitality.
Align your body, mind, and soul — and it points toward God.
All the modern distractions? The chase for money, status, attention?
That’s just noise. Chatter.
When you walk alone in nature, when you sit in silence and listen, you hear something deeper. You hear your conscience — or what I like to call Christ.
Christ as the Inner Voice
When you align with God:
Everything else becomes effortless.
Negative comments, physical pain, life’s burdens — you’re above them. Not in an arrogant way. But in a way where:
You want everyone to thrive. Not just survive.
The modern world wants us to survive through bureaucratic loops. But when you break out of that mental cage — and align with God — you thrive.
Play, Sweat, Engage
Get good sleep. Eat good meat. Train. Join a gym. Be social. Do stuff.
I recently joined a boxing gym. Did a technique class yesterday. Sparred with a partner. Threw punches. Sweated together. It’s physical and social.
You can’t live in the wilderness forever. We need both solitude and society.
In the morning, I work alone in the park. In the evening, I walk the city, do street photography, talk to strangers. That’s balance.
Don’t Label Yourself
People ask if I’m introverted. I’m not. I’m not extroverted either.
Putting labels on yourself is foolish.
I retreat into the woods just as much as I charge into the streets. There’s no one-size-fits-all. You gotta find your own good life.
Final Thought
These are just raw morning thoughts on what I believe the good life is. For me:
It all starts with vitality.
Increase your strength by 1% each day — and your curiosity will grow with it. Live with instinct. Trust your gut. Seek God. Embrace reality.
I don’t want us to just survive. I want us to thrive.