The Good Life – July-August 2023

OUR WRITERS
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What does THE GOOD LIFE mean to you?
PAUL HANKEL
To me, The Good Life means:
Finding humor in everything.
There is humor in most
things. Find it and share it.
Daily. Being passionate about
something. Your community,
your family, your job. Be
passionate about them. Being
from a “flyover,” state, never
once in my many travels have
I ever mentioned that I’m
from Fargo, North Dakota,
and had someone not want
to have a conversation about
it. To the rest of the world, we
North Dakotans are unique,
we are different, and we are
interesting.
MEGHAN FEIR WALKER
For me, living "The Good Life”
consists of time spent with
family and friends laughing
and chatting over coffee, tea,
or a good meal; exploring
and savoring our beautiful
earth; sharing everyday,
simple joys with loved ones;
making things beautiful;
and so many other favorite
aspects of life. But “living
the best life” is authentically
loving and obeying God,
proclaiming the good news,
and demonstrating His love
toward others. I want to live
that out more fully as Jesus
continues working in my
heart and mind.
ALEXANDRA JAMPSA
“The Good Life” is the
opportunity to connect on
the most vulnerable level
– one that fundamentally
reminds us we do not travel
this journey alone. I’ve spent
195-plus hours listening to
(and sometimes crying while)
people share their intimate,
and often excruciating,
stories of hardship met
with heroic determination.
Our stories unite us and – if
we dig deep enough – it’s
possible to seek and find our
own definition of the good
life along the way. We have
to be willing not just to look
… but truly see.
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SOO ASHEIM • JESSICA KUEHN • BRITTNEY GOODMAN
JESSICA KROMER • JENESSA McALLISTER • KATIE JENISON
ALEXIS SWENSON • DANIELLE TEIGEN • ALICIA UNDERLEE NELSON