What It Really Takes to Live a Good Life

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What are the most important things needed to live a good life?

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Let’s just start here: a good life isn’t a Pinterest board.
It’s not a 5 AM wake-up, green smoothies, a productivity app, and 10K steps with perfect teeth.

It’s knowing peace.
It’s having moments where you laugh so hard you forget what hurt.
It’s feeling safe in your body, even if just for one soft breath at the end of a long day.

What matters most?

• A regulated nervous system. Not a perfect one. Just one that knows how to come home to calm after the storm.
• Connection. The real kind. People who get you. Or maybe just one. One is enough.
• Meaning. Something to believe in, create, build, protect, nurture, or simply marvel at.
• Agency. The ability to say yes when it matters, and no when it saves you.
• Softness. In your bed. In your heart. In the way you speak to yourself.

I’ve lived through chaos. Caregiver fatigue. Loss. Pressure. Reinvention after reinvention.
And what I’ve learned is that a good life isn’t about “having it all.”
It’s about having enough—and noticing that you do.

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So today, I’m grateful for the tiny moments that matter.
The kind that don’t always look good on Instagram but feel good in my soul.

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Dorey Duncan Scott Senior Litigation Paralegal

Hi! I’m Dorey Duncan Scott, a mother of three, wife and fashion entrepreneur. I started my career in fashion back in the early 90’s when I did print, still and runway modeling. I studied Fashion Merchandising, Music Business and Marketing, while also obtaining certificates in such industry-necessary areas such as make-up, styling and runway choreography. In addition, I had work as a spokesmodel for several brands, appearing in print and in person. As a former model, turned senior litigation paralegal, artist manager and on-air personality with a passion for fashion, beauty, and personal development, I bring a unique combination of style, strategic thinking, and legal expertise to my work. My years navigating the legal world have sharpened my attention to detail, while my experience and passion for fashion, beauty, and personal development drives my desire to help others feel empowered and help them in their journey toward self-empowerment. My experience in the fashion world has taught me the power of confidence. 

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