How To Live The Pura Vida Lifestyle

Trevor Huffman
Change Your Mind Change Your Life
3 min readMar 31, 2023

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The 1 Thing You Need To Be Happier.

Pura Vida is a concept I learned about when I stayed in Costa Rica.

It’s a growth mindset lifestyle that practices constantly accepting and enjoying what is.

The “Pura Vida” lifestyle emphasizes living in the moment, being grateful, and finding joy in the simple things, which can lead to increased happiness, well-being, and satisfaction.

Instead of being paranoid about what is happening, Pura Vida people are inversely paranoid about what isn’t. They believe the world is plotting for them, not against them. This approach to living can singlehandedly affect happiness in so many ways.

Yes, Costa Ricans have beautiful beaches, sunshine, nature, and a slower pace of life, but this word gets used often there for a reason.

Pura Vida is a way of life.

Many of the ex-pats, locals, and travelers wandering through their lands learn to love this “Pura Vida” mindset because it encourages people to focus on the good things happening (and not yet happening) in their own lives.

The word Pura Vida alone means “pure life” or “simple life”, and the words standing alone don’t mean much. But if you approach it as a method of daily existence, it can…

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Trevor Huffman
Change Your Mind Change Your Life

Hi. I'm Trevor. I write about egoless living relative to sports, business, leadership, and fitness. Subscribe today.