(XVIII) Life is

Life is
trying to sleep at night and trying to stay awake at work.

(XVII) Life is

Life is
living to eat and avoiding to eat too much 

(XV) Life is

Life is
living on the beach and dreaming of mountains and then living on the mountains and missing the beach

(XIV) Life is

Life is
having one feet on the accelerator and another on the brake all the time. 

(XIII) Life is

Life is
Taking the same bus, getting down at same stop, doing the same job every day for years and calling it a 'settled' life.

(XII) Life is

Life is
a decision every morning whether to push or pull a door today 

(XI) Life is

Life is
Creativity entangled into routine