Wallow in your misery for a few minutes. Throw a full on pity party if you like. But train yourself to have five minutes being down and then get over it.
Take 10 minutes if it’s really tough. But then get on with living life. It won’t last forever, so the quicker you get back on the horse, the more time you’ll have for this fun, wild ride.
Spoiler alert‼️ Life ends.
For some people it’s quietly, alone in their sleep. For other people it may be more sudden, severe or unexpected.
However it happens, and whenever the buzzer goes, it is usually preceded by a fight for survival. We have an inborn desire to survive. And yes, we will automatically go into fight, flight or freeze mode, but if there is time, many of us will choose fight in order to survive.
While fighting will be in our own way, we will fight for time with our loved ones and to see another day.
The power of one more day can be immense.
Check out this powerful and moving 20 second reel by Ed and you’ll understand this even better.
No matter what you are doing, if you have fun on your mind, you can always add a little bit in to your day.
A sneaky smile, an amusing word, a laugh or some kind of physical interjection can bring a bit of levity and fun to almost any situation.
Stay young and have fun.
Take on difficult tasks. Try new things. Get through difficult or challenging times. Wear a smile while you do it.
You will become more interesting, confident and capable. Do not be fazed or concerned by the discomfort. You will become more resilient and emerge unstoppable.
This speed bump will prepare you to achieve anything in life. So don’t delay, build character today.
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Spend some nice time with family and friends. Keep a daily fitness regime because if you don’t use it, you will lose it.
Keep track of your money in and money out at least weekly. It only takes a few minutes to look over your bank account and makes sure everything that should be there is and anything that shouldn’t be there is addressed immediately.
Find healthy ways to relax or bring calm to your life. Occasional drink can be ok but don’t use alcohol to self medicate and escape. If you do currently, explore other options that will be better for you.
Consider what you are spending your retirement savings on each day. Each penny you spend goes to fund someone else’s retirement dream and not yours. Once you have $250,000, or more, invested in your retirement funds, then you can spend more freely. Until then, be smart with your money. Have a savings plan and stick to it!
Learn to say no to most requests. You do not want to spread yourself too thin. You don’t need to save everyone else or help them. They need to learn to put the extra effort in.
Too many social engagements will leave you broke and exhausted. Select one or two per month that you will really enjoy. Then budget appropriately and attend. The rest you’ll just have to hear about from others.
We don’t know when we will pass from this world, or when others will.
Say goodbye in a heartfelt way. Be sure to tell people your great thoughts of them. Give them the best, their highlights, so they know.
We choose to do what makes us feel best. Sometimes we can go into self destruction mode because it makes us feel better. We decided we don’t deserve the great life we have so we try to ruin it. Strange. But true.
The thing is, we can change it all up in a minute. We could do great things each day. But then we can’t wallow in self pity.
Choose to do good things each day. Take care of yourself. Take care of your family and friends. Spend quality time with them rather then just throwing money at them.
Do some hard work on yourself and to help those around you. Stop pushing people away so you can say noone cares. Don’t be a black hole absorbing everyone’s energy. Radiate like the sun, and let your warm love envelope them and fill them with life energy.
You want to help everyone but you won’t have enough time. Learn to say no so you can say yes to your own wishes and calm mental health.
Saying no is ok. It is fine. People will find another way.
Both mental and physical health require some commitment, discipline and effort every day.
Ignore or avoid this at your peril.
