Love 12 Choices Your Future Self Will Thank You For
WHEN LIFE PUSHES you over, stand up and push back even harder. Where there is a fork in the road and choices to make, make the ones your future self will thank you for. Today, start:
1. Choosing you
The most exhausting activity is pretending to be who you know you aren't. No matter how loud their opinions are, others do not choose who you are. Choose you even if nobody else is.
2. Appreciating what you have
Sometimes, when you make the most out of what you have, it turns out to be a lot more than you ever imagined. When you wake up, take a moment to think about what a privilege it is to simply be alive and healthy. The moment you start acting like life is a blessing, it will start to feel like one.
3. Believing in yourself and your dreams
Believe in you. Listen to your soul. Trust your instincts. Acknowledge your own strengths. Dream it and dare it. Do what you are afraid of, and capable of. Follow your vision. Know that anything is possible. Know you can.
4. Being positive
You can‟t live a positive life with a negative attitude. Let every day be a dream you can touch. Let every day be a love you can feel. Let every day be a reason to live. Life is too short to be anything but positive.
5. Taking action
The happiest and most successful people are usually those who have broken the chains of procrastination, who find satisfaction in doing the job at hand. They‟re full of eagerness, passion, and productivity. You can be too. Success in life is about action, action, action.
6. Letting go
The biggest step in changing the world around you is to change the world within you. Just live in the present, concentrate on the things you can control, and take one small step at a time.
7. Picking yourself back up
Sometimes when things go wrong it‟s because they would have turned out worse if they had gone right. The only step that matters is the next one you take.
8. Ignoring negative people
You are not a rug; some people may try to walk all over you, but you don‟t have to lie there and take it. There are seven billion people in the world; don‟t waste your time by letting one of them ruin your happiness. Simply move on—you‟re worth it.
9. Staying in touch with close friends and family
There comes a time in life when you‟ll have to leave everything behind for a while and start something new, but never forget the people who stood by your side, especially your close friends and family who never gave up on you.
10. Making time for fun
Fun is way underrated. With all of life‟s responsibilities, fun will sometimes seem like an indulgence. But it should be a requirement. Let loose and play. You‟ll feel happier—now and in the long run.
11. Spreading love and kindness
The happiness surrounding you is greatly affected by the choices you make every day. So choose to spread love and kindness to at least one person a day. Imagine the amount of happiness you can create in a lifetime, day by day.
12. Being the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell others how to live; live and let them watch you. Walk the talk. The people who look up to you will likely emulate your actions, so be who you want them to be.