Living well. The story of Mrs Green.

How do you measure living well?
I wanted to share with you this true example from personal experience to illustrate one aspect of living well.

As a kid I remember Mrs Green who was everyone's favorite "grandma".
Mrs "G" was on old fashioned lady who lost her husband some years before and as a widow lived alone in the house on top of the hill overlooking my home town.

With a big orchard around the back, she was always giving away fruit and had a warm welcome with a cup of tea for visitors, both young and old.
Sometimes her steady flow of people dropping by would be so busy I wondered if she ever really was alone - you see she was a very much loved lady and everyone would look forward to chatting with her over a cup of tea by the old wood stove that made some of the best scones you have ever tasted.

She was sprightly and alert right up until the week she passed away.
I remember her telling us that hearing everyone's news and watching the kids grow kept her young and in retrospect I believe it did.
I think of the many great lessons I learnt by example and from the past stories of Mrs Green.

Living a life of sharing and community I believe is one aspect of success that cannot be purchased.
It is acted out in character and heart.