In
the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in
your years.
-Abraham Lincoln
-Abraham Lincoln
Hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!
How
are you doing?
Just
read this post written by my favorite inspirational blog in the whole world,
Marc and Angel hack life.
It
makes plenty sense, so I thought I’d share it.
Hope
you enjoy...
Eighty
years is currently the average life span in the West. Here’s how to make
them happy and fulfilling:
1. Travel often.
Do
yourself this favor before it’s too late. Without thinking too much
about it, pack a pillow and a blanket at least once a year and go see a part of
the world you've never seen before. You will not regret it.
Travelling has less to do with seeing
things, as it does with experiencing them. It has less to do with discovering
something, as it does with discovering
yourself. In your
travels you won’t find all the answers, you will find lots of questions you
would otherwise have never thought to ask.
The
thing about travelling to new places is that you run into your insecurities and
fears around every twist and turn. You run into all the good things and
bad things about yourself on a daily basis, and are provided the opportunity to
grow far beyond your years.
2. Work on something every day that moves
you.
When you strike that fine balance between
the challenge of an activity and your skill at performing it, when the rhythm
of your work feels in sync with your purpose, when you know that what you’re
doing makes a difference, you become absorbed in the task at hand to the point
where time ceases to exist. This is what true passion and happiness feels
like.
So
is there anything you do on a regular basis that makes you forget what time it
is?
3. Spend time with friends who improve you.
You
can go through life and make new friends every year – every month practically –
but there is no substitute for the few who truly improve you.
These aren't the people who are simply nice to you; they’re the ones who help you
uncover the things that are holding you back. In subtle ways, they bring
ideas to your attention that change your life. These friends don’t just
sit beside you unknowingly; they shake your world up, reveal your obstacles and
weaknesses, and remain beside you because they care.
Friends
like this are the most important people you will ever meet because they tear
down the invisible walls you have built in your mind. In other words,
they come into your life and reveal new, valuable layers of yourself that you
would never have discovered without them.
4. Accept the risks that feel right.
Security
is mostly an illusion. There are no sure things in this world. The
nature of the world is constantly evolving. Reserving yourself with
numerous safety measures is usually no safer in the long-run than indulging in
constant exposure.
It
is far more fulfilling to dare yourself to the mighty experiences life has to
offer – enjoying great successes and enduring occasional failures – than to
hide forever in safety, only to leave the majority of your life unlived.
5. Work hard and conquer great challenges.
The
road to greatness is far from smooth. You can be absolutely certain that
when you feel you are growing weak from struggle, you are in fact growing
stronger than you ever have been before.
The more difficulties you encounter and
overcome on your lifelong journey, internal or peripheral, the more significant
and inspiring your life story will be.
6. Make the very best of every situation.
One
of the great secrets of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is
doing the best you can with what is done to you. It’s all about how you
choose to respond to the sometimes unpredictable deliveries life ships.
This simple choice makes a world of difference.
You are honestly free now and always, no
matter what circumstances surround you. If you find your circumstances
tolerable, by all means tolerate them; if you find them too confining, break
through them – stretch
yourself.
Ultimately you are free because you alone are responsible for your thoughts and
how you use them to empower your growth.
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7. Provide great value to the world.
The
best way to get ahead in this world is not to compete with others, but to serve
them. If you want to score a raise at work, be of service to your
boss. If you want to build a profitable business, be of service to your
potential customers. Provide unmistakable value.
At any age, in any situation, for every
possible life path, there is value you can provide. Look closely and you
will see opportunities everywhere.
8. Spread your light.
As
the Buddha once said, “Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never
decreases by being shared.” Spread your light through love and kindness
to the people around you, and let the ‘giving spirit’ you initiate spread like
a virus, infinitely touching the lives of people you may never meet, across
boundaries you may never cross, in ways you may never have thought possible.
That is the power of your love and
kindness, and it’s your ticket to making the world a
happier place.
One word: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hugs :)
Thanks a billion for reading...........
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