The quickest way to living a life you love is through learning to love the life you live.
You’re waiting for something to change in your life before you can be happy. You might think if only you had a different partner (or one at all), a better job, or kids that did their homework then surely you’d be happy. Surely then you’d wake each morning with the glow of one living a life worth loving. Enough! Here are 5 ways to get started:
1. Be present – You must be aware of your current existence and that you have control over your perspective. Whether you’re willing away early morning grouchiness or seeing a messy house as a chance to teach teamwork, your choice of perspective will make all the difference between just living and loving.
2. Practice gratefulness – Every day, no excuses. Pretend to be grateful if you must. It’s one of those things that catches up to you quickly as life reciprocates your emotional generosity. Seeing the good in your life will allow you to keep your heart fed while you work to change the more unsavory parts. Try it. Live it. You’ll love it.
3. Pursue balance - As a person given to extremes this has always been a tough one for me. I’ll go from taking great care of myself and communicating well to abandonment and silence as I let work consume me. The pursuit of balance requires constant adjustment as your life shifts but every time I really try for the middle I end up happier about my life. And that’s truly the point.
4. Nurture friendships – You know the people who for some reason or other welcome you into their lives? Treasure them. Make time to spend with them. It is those relationships that you’ll look back on with satisfaction when you get old and begin to wonder what your life was worth. Many of us spend far too much time thinking about how some material possession will improve our lives. An iMac would be nice. A good friend is worth just about everything though!
5. Embrace simplicity – You don’t need to have all your gold-plated ducks in a row in order to love the life you’re living. You don’t need lots of stuff and relationships so driven by drama that you often wish just to be left alone in silence. Instead you might try for a simpler approach and enjoy things because they are useful and not because they are expensive. You might join a friend just to talk and not worry about all the expensive trappings we so often heap on get-together’s. Try for simplicity and if complexity sneaks up on you, so be it. In learning to love the basics you’ll find a wondrous appreciation for the nicer things that come along.
What have you found helps bring you back to the moment you’re in and really start to enjoy the life you’re living right now?
It’s also a fast and effective way to work at a job you love, too. I remember reading Work Like You’re Showing Off and thinking, “Why not? Why not rock your socks off at whatever you do?” It’s easy to complain about work and life, but you usually don’t have to dig very deep to find something to appreciate. =)
I love this – so simple and yet so true.
If I don’t like something about my current situation I will try my best to change it no matter how long it takes.
I like the lyrics to the song “Raise a Little Hell” by Trooper.
“If you don’t like what you got, why don’t you change it?
If your world is all screwed up, then rearrange it?”
Works for me!
I think its all about appreciation. I think we lose sight of how lucky, how fortunate, how rich we are – we get caught in our little world (that can appear so deceptively big!) These truths lead to more soul centered living, rather than more ego centered living.
Nurturing friendships is something the new generation has to learn from old generation. Nothing can replace a meeting with friend and face to face talking.
I recently had a conversation with someone re: “Living in the present”. I know individuals that are so worried about their future security that they sabotage their present, and ultimately, the future they are looking to save! They want to know where they will be in 30 years when it is best to just nail life today and 30 years from now will be better than you can imagine!!
Embrace simplicity I like this point it reminds me of 1st Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
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Great stuff Seth. It is really a matter of not falling into the trap of “The grass is always greener on the other side”.
Choosing is one of the most powerful tools we were given. If you choose to see the positive side of your current situation, you will not only feel instantly happier, but you’ll gain more clarity for changing it, in case you believe it may be improved.
Wanting to chang something in your life doesn’t mean this “something” must affect you negatively while it is not changed.
I am all up for changing situations that could be improvemd in your life. But I’m also all up for recognizing the blessings of your current situation, even if it is sub-optimal.
A great, simple exercise I learnt once is to state 3 positive things about your current situation. Do it every morning. Say it out loud. It’ll give another meaning to your day =)
Great Article!
Simple yet true. I as well recommend having fun. We sometimes get so busy we focus on what we need to survive; eat, work, rest.
However, what’s the point of living if you don’t get to have fun while enjoying the journey.
Great great post, thank you.
This is so true! Learning to appreciate is better than complaining about everything we have.
I think I’m weakest when it comes to the fifth one “Simplicity”…
“Being happy doesn’t mean everything’s perfect, it means you’ve decided to see beyond the imperfections. ” (author unknown) Indeed, practice gratefulness is the key to happiness.
I like the points about balance and simplicity. The challenge is to remember how to keep things simple when everything around you gets frantic.
i read the Bible…embroider and crochet in silence so i can hear God speak to me…:)
Something that always stuck with me…………….the smallest good deed is worth more than the grandest intention!
when i get out of step and feel swamped ..i reach out and touch a piece of nature..thats humbling and brings me right back to now
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‘Pretend to be greatful…’ dunno, but being grateful even in an adverse situation because it could be a correction…