I recently read a blog http://www.fluentself.com/. Her most recent post was about words of wisdom. Things She knows. I won't try to explain it a) because I've only just started reading the blog and am still trying to get the feel and b) because I have taken it in the way that has inspired me to write this particular blog and c) because I would want to let you read and interpret it your own way for you.
I was inspired to list a few things of what I know, am grateful for or have learned, recently, in life and just in general. So here it goes.
SLEEP IS AWESOME! There isn't much that can make your whole body feel better in one 8 (for real world people 4, 5, 6 and if your lucky 7) hour shot. Naps are little godsends on those days where the night before you only got the 4 hours of sleep. If 1/3 of your life is spent sleeping.. use that time to make sure you are fully rested to enjoy the other 2/3! I've learned that I need to sleep to be happy. No sleep= Unhappy, grumpy, ill-mannered me stumbling through the day straining relationships and fighting the urge to actually do anything but gripe. Most take sleep for granted but Get sleep and find your life get a little brighter, bigger and happier.
Take time to look out the window or go outside. When I can go outside on a bad day and just look around and feel the sun.. instant mood brightener. Hell it could be Raining or snowing and freezing out but take the time to look out the window and realize the weather is just one thing on a list of many that you can't control but you can enjoy regardless of the day, or your mood... A five minute break to go outside, breathe fresh air and just relax for a second can change your whole day.
Take chances. What is holding you back? Would you look back at your life and wish "what if" or would you take the risk to change your life to how you want it. I like to constantly push my comfort zone... Even in the smallest way, it improves my life. Stagnant life is not fun. Failure is often but never worthless. Learning to take risks and to learn from every "failure" or "win" is a key part of getting to where you want to be. I have a few friends who have the world at their fingertips.. like all of us, but they can't see it.. Fear or failure or losing that comfort zone has held them in place and feeling frustrated. I have learned in this last year that I don't want to be frustrated with where I am, I want to take the chances to make my life mine. "Go confidently in the directions of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." -Thoreau
Fear is a Motivational Friend, not a crippling Force thats there to ruin your life.
Love is worth it. A Life with out love is like life without sleeping. Mottling through, griping and barely functioning. I don't mean Love as in a significant other but the love of friends, family a pet or even a love for what you are doing with your life and who you are.
I am young. 22. I haven't lived as long as most but I still know these things to be true to me and my life. And they are the things I know, am grateful for and have learned in my short life so far. I would love to see comments or blogs on what you know in your life. I hope to learn from you as I hope this blog can help you learn from me. The final thing I know is, A helping hand, a small gesture or even a small write about your daily life can change the life of others.
