We spend so much time chasing “the good life”—as if it’s a destination we might reach someday, after the job promotion, the perfect partner, the dream house. But what if the good life isn’t something we arrive at, but something cherish in each day?

There is no such thing as a good life in the abstract. There is only this moment, this breath, this day. Yesterday is already gone, a shadow we can’t touch. Tomorrow? Just an idea. All we ever really have is now.

If today, you feel peace in your mind, laughter in your throat, or kindness in your heart—that is a good life. If you drink your iced coffee slowly, speak with someone you love joyfully, or find five minutes to just breathe—that is a good life.

We don’t need to measure our worth in years or milestones or dividends. We can measure it in single days well lived. A good day doesn’t have to be extraordinary. It just has to be honest, mindful, and yours.

I saw a social media post today where someone said that he has a friend who made the following declaration.

I have no doubt that I would spend all the wealth I will amass in the next twenty years just to go back twenty years and have the health and body and time and opportunity I had in front of me twenty years ago.

Some smart dude on Instagram.

So forget the myth of the good life. Focus on building a good day. You don’t have to go back in time twenty years. You are here now!

Did you have a good day? Then you already have a good life!