whats your idea of "living the life"?

[vessel3]

i think i'm also on my way to living the life i want. living with friends, having a strong community, being around a lot of art, and making art as my job. i've dreamed of it for so long and now it's real 

though despite having the job i want, i also share the not having to work to live sentiment, both because i feel like no one should have to work to survive and meet basic needs but also because of mental health issues on my end that i didn't realize was affecting me so much until i moved out and had so much more responsibilities, so i hope to live a life mostly free of that stuff someday. i would also want to live with my partner and live somewhere with better public transit. and also, in a dream scenario, be able to make enough money to support the both of us. but i'm really liking how things have turned out so far!

[SadOldMan]

I have no idea of what kind of live I could really find desirable and that's probably my main problem in life 

[BlazingCobaltX]

"Living the life" would be me chilling in some sunset destination, port right there. I have nowhere to be and no obligations to fulfill, just enjoying the nice 28 degree weather at some waterside cafe, waiting for the evening to fall. I can hear faint tropical house coming from the beach club in the distance; a fancy dinner and some good company is awaiting me. I can be anywhere I want, whenever I want, and tonight it's right here.

...That's the first image that phrase conjures in my head. "Living the ideal life" is an entirely different question wherein I need to weigh all my real-life responsibilities and circumstances. There's a few things that are essential for me in this ideal: I live in a warm place, I can do my work without feeling any financial pressure to survive, and I am able to move freely from one place to another. In these ideal scenarios I try to not think too hard about family, friends, and lovers, because I know the nomad life I desire sometimes means we will see each other very little.

From what I can gather from other replies, a lot of people's ideal lives are centered around living in a nice place, being part of a community, and being surrounded by arts in some way. I really like that, as if I just got a glimpse of the things most important to the human experience.

[Cele]

Well the dream would be to live on my own little island in a lake and get paid for just doing my hobbies but that's not realistic. I think I'm on the right track though, since the second best thing is having some financial security and I do have a job. But I don't want to live alone in the future, that needs to change