Life- it's what we do between the time we get here and when we go. So we only get one shot we might as well make it worth it right? Regardless of what other people say it's yours to determine what you are going to do with it in the meantime. So don't go around measuring your life in hours and minutes but rather measure it by the memories and moments.
It was the time of my life...People don't say that often enough if every anymore. Why?! Looking back at my life I want to be able to say that I lived a good life and did everything I always wanted to. But up until recently I felt more like I was running away from everything then living life head on. So this summer I spent a lot of time re-evaluating a lot of things in my life, my dreams, my thoughts, the way I was living day to day. Pretty much everything. This summer has taught me a lot and I'm so greatful for the things I have learned so I thought I would post some of them in hopes that some other people will find it just as useful.
1) Give yourself permission to claim your life.
That's right-permission. You're the only one who can decide you are in charge of your life even though it feels like your not supposed to do so, turn off the internal editors. Everything and anything that tells you that you can't do something. You need to live your life for you not for someone else or to make someone else happy.
2) Define what living means to you.
It's not as hard as it sounds. Just picture yourself at the end of your life looking back. What words would you want to describe how you lived your life and who you are as a person.
3) Stop living in the future.
Everytime you think "someday" or "when I have time I will", stop Ask yourself, "Why not now?" Think about every sentence, "I always wanted to, but never did." Start doing the things you always wanted to, but never did." Start doing the things you always planned to do. Choose your life every morning. Plan one thing you will do that day to feel alive.
4) Surround yourself with people who enjoy living.
They've obviously discovered how to have a life and live it. Why not hang with the pros?
5) Lay down your pain and your anger.
Carrying them around makes living harder and less fun. It doesn't bring anything, and it steals a lot.
6) Let the losers win.
Don't argue about things that you don't care about. Unless there's some real threat, let the folks who have something to prove, prove what they need to.
7) Create engergy. Jump to forgiveness and love, then figure things out.
Most conclusions we jump to are not only wrong, they're negative. Negative conclusions lead us to prepare a defense. Being on the defensive isn't living. It's hiding from life.
8) Learn the physical symptoms of when your head and heart become disconnected.
We know when we're having a knee jerk reaction, when we're feeling sorry for ourselves, and when we're being blind to people's feelings. We can remember how it felt physically while we were behaving badly. Get to know those symptoms, and you can stop the behavior. Living life will feel a whole lot safer because you won't be in danger of shooting yourself in the foot.
9) Take small risks that push your boundries in every way.
The joy of life is packed in learning that matches our skill set. When we streatch just a bit intellectually, physically, emotionally, we grow. Living is growing. Even our cells know that.
10) Value and protect the people and the places you care about the most.
A job isn't a life. It's just a part of one. Let the people you love come first, and let everyone know that you do.
Life either happens to us, or we take hold of life and live it. I am trying every day now to live my life like this. Regardless of how crappy of a day I'm having. I hope this list brought a smile and a new out look to someone.
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