The Beauty of "Average" Life

Savoring Mundane Moments and Unsung Heroes in a Culture Obsessed with the Epic

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“The most extraordinary thing in the world is an ordinary man and an ordinary woman and their ordinary children.” ― G.K. Chesterton

There are voices in this society convincing us that if we’re not hallway-high stacking superstars, we’re abject failures grinding out grey lives not worth Instagramming. I speak from experience when I say these voices foster more toxicity than a lead-paint smoothie. And frankly, we need an intervention before it consumes the last remnants of our self-worth.

This narrative tells us we should live on the edge lives, scaling high peaks before breakfast and landing media appearances between workouts while amassing seven passive income streams. Oh, and finding time to train shelter dogs and read classics to sick kids at night.

I once believed the voice and bought in hard. …