THE LAST ARTICLE I TALKED ABOUT 38 LESSON I HAVE LEARNED in 23 YEARS
WELCOME BACK DEAR READER.
Today I will continue with another LESSON.
We tend to forget the big picture of our lives that we just need to enjoy the ride and reflect on our growth as a person. Here are some things I have learned throughout the way.
Life is easier when you have an inner fire, something that excites you, but you certainly don’t need to change the entire planet. Sometimes, changing the life of one person can be enough, even if that one person is you.
20. A good walk cures most problems. Want to lose weight and get fit? Walk. Want to enjoy life but spend less? Walk. Want to cure stress and clear your head? Walk. Want to meditate and live in the moment? Walk. Having trouble with a life or work problem? Walk, and your head gets clear.
21. Let go of expectations. When you have expectations of something — a person, an experience, a vacation, a job, a book — you put it in a predetermined box that has little to do with reality. You set up an idealized version of the thing (or person) and then try to fit the reality into this ideal, and are often disappointed. Instead, try to experience reality as it is, appreciates it for what it is, and be happy that it is.
22. Giving is so much better than getting. Give with no expectation of getting something in return, and it becomes a purer, more beautiful act. Too often we give something and expect to get an equal measure in return — at least get some gratitude or recognition for our efforts. Try to let go of that need, and just give.
23. Competition is very rarely as useful as cooperation. Our society is geared toward competition — rip each other’s throats out, the survival of the fittest, but humans are meant to work together for the survival of the tribe, and cooperation pools our resources and allows everyone to contribute what they can. It requires a whole other set of people skills to work cooperatively, but it’s well worth the effort.
24. Gratitude is one of the best ways to find contentment. We are often discontent in our lives, desire more because we don’t realize how much we have. Instead of focusing on what you don’t have, be grateful for the amazing gifts you’ve been given: of loved ones and simple pleasures, of health and sight and the gift of music and books, of nature and beauty and the ability to create, and everything in between. Be grateful every day.
25. Compassion for other living things is more important than pleasure. Many people scoff at vegetarianism because they love the taste of meat and cheese too much, but they are putting the pleasure of their taste buds ahead of the suffering of other living, feeling beings. You can be perfectly healthy on a vegetarian (even vegan) diet, so killing and torturing animals is absolutely unnecessary. Compassion is a much more fulfilling way to live than closing your eyes to suffering.
26. Taste buds change. I thought I could never give up meat, but by doing it slowly, I never missed it. I thought I could never give up junk food like sweets, fried crap, nachos, and all kinds of unhealthy things … and yet today I would rather eat some fresh berries or raw nuts. Weird, but it’s amazing how much our taste buds can change.
27. Create. The world is full of distractions, but very few are as important as creating. In my job as a writer, there is nothing that comes close to being as crucial as creating. In my life, creating is one of the few things that has given me meaning. When it’s time to work, clear away all else and create.
28. Get some perspective. Usually, when we’re worried or upset, it’s because we’ve lost perspective. In the larger picture, this one problem means almost nothing. This fight we’re having with someone else — it’s over something that matters naught. Let it go, and move on.
29. Don’t sit too much. It kills you. Move, dance, run, play. Embrace what you used to love as a kid again.
The greatest thing about being a child is fearlessness and imagination to be open to anything and we tend to lose that as we get older. To have back that feeling even for a moment is a moment of pure happiness.
30. Use the magic of compound interest. Invest early, and it will grow as if by alchemy. Live on little, don’t get into debt, save all you can, and invest it in mutual funds. Watch your money grow.
31. All we are taught in schools and all we see in the media (news, films, books, magazines, Internet) has a worldview that we’re meant to conform to. Figure out what that worldview is, and question it. Ask if there are alternatives, and investigate.
32. Learn the art of empathy. Too often we judge people on too little information. We must try to understand what they do instead, put ourselves in their shoes, and start with the assumption that what others do has a good reason if we understand what they’re going through. Life becomes much better if you learn this art.
33. Do less. Most people try to do too much. They fill life with checklists and try to crank out tasks as if they were widget machines. Throw out the checklists and just figure out what’s important. Stop being a machine and focus on what you love. Do it lovingly.
34. Love comes in many flavors. I love my family, completely and more than I can ever fully understand. I love them each in a different way and know that each is perfect in his or her own way.
35. Life is exceedingly brief. You might feel like there’s a huge mass of time ahead of you, but it passes much faster than you think. You get gray hairs before you’re done getting your bearings on life. Appreciate every damn moment.
36. Fear will try to stop you. Doubts will try to stop you. You’ll shy away
From doing great things, from going on new adventures, from creating something new and putting it out in the world, because of self-doubt and fear. It will happen in the recesses of your mind, where you don’t even know its happening. Become aware of these doubts and fears. Shine some light on them. Beat them with a thousand tiny cuts. Do it anyway, because they are wrong.
37. I have a lot left to learn. If I’ve learned anything, it’s that I know almost nothing, and that I’m often wrong about what I think I know. Life has many lessons left to teach me, and I’m looking forward to them all.
38. Say YES more. Ha, I’m the one usually staying in my comfort zone. I don’t really like doing things I’m not comfortable with, but I’ve understood that saying YES more to things you are not sure about, can surprise you oh-so greatly! Whether it is meeting new people, going to an event, etc… It’s actually not that scary. And it’s usually worth it. For the connections, the possible opportunities, and just for a good time.
Books are life-changers.
I made a goal at the beginning of 2019 to read 10 books in a year. One of the greatest books that have been my GUIDE and INSTRUCTOR is THE HOLY BIBLE that is the exact place I draw my inspiration and writing from most of the time, especially when I read about a character in the bible and how he/she has lived his life. Well, but I’ve recently tried out audio-books and it’s such a life-changer. It’s so comfy listening to it while running, walking to work, on the bus, or at the beach. (At the moment these are the books that I’m reading;
1. Make today count. By - John C. Maxwell
2. How to Stop worrying and start living / How to win friends and influence people. By - Dale Carnegie.
3. Why you act the way you do By – Tim Lahaye
4. Take the risk. By- Ben Carson.
So this is my list of 38 things I’ve learned. Or keep on learning to be exact.
finally, you are the most important person because you come into this world alone and leave alone so in order to take care of others and to have the life you want you to have to put yourself first.
Words can be remembered for a long time by a person and impact their lives, so be conscious of what you say to people that you surround yourself with. The words you say represent yourself.
Thanks for your time and love.
Thanks for Reading GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH💓💓💓
Which points resonated with you the most? It would be so interesting to know, let me know in the comments! ♥
