Life can really throw you in a world spin and you forget to live! Recently my mother passed and at that moment I realize this life of mine, I only have one. Why am I wasting time living in the constant world of living to work vs. enjoy living. It’s been a hard life concept to change, and personally, I feel women…plus our men, it’s all we know. This concept has been installed in us at birth. As for me, I watched my parents work to live forever. I look back now, and I wonder, did they ever live enough to live life. With all that being said, it’s time to change the concept. Yes, money is needed in this crazy world to supply what we need in life. But what is happening to what we want in life? Where’s the happy soul, the relaxing body or peaceful mind? Right, it’s not there, it lost in the world of working to live. So, let’s break it down, from my perspective of course, what we need to do to live! Trust me, my bullet points are things I consistently remind myself of! BUT I am learning to trust my process and continue to do my best!
- Set work-life boundaries! For me… let me tell you, it is very hard, but very needed!
- Avoid taking time out of your day to do things that are pleasing to others but does not please you. We must learn to say NO!
- Once you set your boundaries, stick to them.
- Here’s a book to check out that has help me in many situations to just say no! https://a.co/d/c7D3vCa
- Personalize your definition of happiness!
- Only you can define that for yourself, sometimes we think others can provide the happiness we are looking for, let me tell you, been there done that! To be honest, sometimes I am still catch myself doing it! So if this is you too, well as you can see you are not alone! To summarize that whole line, STOP PEOPLE PLEASING. Enough said, no bullet points on this one! I know what I need to do and I am sure you know what you need to do as well!
- Learn your Passions!
- What makes you unique and warm your soul when doing it! For me, below, I have found these things as my passion.
- Dedicate my time to hobbies! I love crafting!
- Travel! I would love to travel the world, but to realistic, I know that’s not happening! So, this year, I am trying to have mini trips to placing I think I would enjoy exploring.
- Last, I love to teach myself something new! This could be small or major! But we can never stop learning in life!
- Find your purpose.
- Reflect on life “Journal”
- Identify personal strengths
- Remove negative patterns in life
- Listen to enter intuition “Stop Overthinking”
- LAST! This one is very important to take away from this post… Reframe Your Mindset!
- Keep your commitments to yourself as you would to others. FACTS!
- Learn to say to yourself, it’s ok to let go, stop and be emotional, and tell yourself, you will always be a work in progress, that’s life!
In conclusion, my life is short! Your life is short! Let’s LIVE!
