‘The general wellbeing of individuals and societies, including employment, wealth, the environment, education, physical and mental health, social belonging, and recreation time.’ – Google
Our quality of life depends on our ability to create a life that we can enjoy, a life that we want to live for us, not for someone else, because someone else wants us to live it.
Living in the present
And whilst we may look for ways to improve our life, living mentally and emotionally in the present is important. There is living in the present, and emotionally struggling with the past and while that happens, our quality of life may always be affected.
Mental Health
The quality of all of our life also depends on good mental health. With autism, my quality of life depends on how I cope with my anxiety around autism. It is because I deal with autism and anxiety that my mental health is a continual struggle.
Quality of life always depends on how happy you are and how much you want to embrace and live life to its fullest.
As I have got older, I have come to realise the quality of life is determined by your health - both mental and physical.
My father-in-law used to say that it's no good being the wealthiest man in the cemetery. I never really appreciated that sentiment, but I do now.
Yes, we never appreciate what we have in front of us, but until it's gone.
Good mental health is the backbone to just about everything. But it's usually the last thing we think about.
We should do more, to put our priorities and 'house' in order.