Not when they’re perfect. Just decent. Otherwise you may miss the opportunity altogether. Better to have a decent go than a perfect miss.
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Category: Time
Where Did The Time Go?
Take a brutally honest look at how you spend your time. Watching, reading, listening to the news? Box sets, TV shows and movies?
These moments will be your memories to look back on when your 68 and thereafter. Are you sure you want to recall all those shows and all that news?
Be discerning with your short life and limited time. This is your one shot! Make it incredible!
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Why Bother?
Many times you may see a chore, especially a repetitive one, and think, why bother. It can be easy to dismiss things. Yet, these can be important for structure in your day, health and cleanliness, benefit to others or even to give you purpose.
It can be easy to dismiss things like admin, cleaning or tidying. But they mount up and compound. Then you can get into even bigger trouble.
Learn to be tidier. It’s a skill you can gradually develop and is useful throughout your life.
Bother to do things. It builds discipline, self-esteem, confidence and even pride. Your life will be richer for it.
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Sometimes Silence
That’s the best answer.
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Don’t Wait
Act now. Get it done. You’ll be glad you did.
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Smile At The Peace
You know that moment you’re sitting there and nothing is really happening? That’s the moment. Just smile and enjoy that moment.
You’re alive. That’s what it’s all about.
You might not realise how amazing that moment is, but let me tell you. You were born. That stat in itself is amazing. You haven’t died yet. That is quite impressive! (More impressive if you have and you were still able to read that line).
You’re not at war or being gunned down. Your home is not up in flames. I could list all the things not happening in your moment. But the point is, smile at how ridiculously fortunate you are at this moment. Unbelievable.
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Death Is Upon Us
We are all going to die one day. This is an easier concept to accept when it is not looming on the horizon or at our front door.
So start getting comfortable with this very natural event or stage in life. All plants go through it. So do all animals, insects, fish, etc.
Make arrangements for this eventuality. Write it down. Get into all the detail.
I remember being in Toronto with my grandparents one time. They would only have been about 60. We were driving along in their car. As we passed a massive cemetary, my Grampa hollered, while pointing at a specific area, “That’s where I’ll be buried. Right there.”
They had made their funeral arrangements, bought the plot, paid for the casket, etc. They were responsible adults. They didn’t wait for their death to thrust havoc and decisions on their children.
Take charge of your affairs. Prepare for a good death. Then go and live it up until that time comes.
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Get The Essentials Done
Don’t waste money, time or energy on less important things. Get the essentials done.
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When Life Changes
You need to adjust when life changes. If you get a diagnosis, your body changes, or there are external factors, you will need to change the way you do things.
You may have to change your diet, medical interventions, pills, exercise, route to work or your whole life!
Regardless, we are adaptable if we want to be. And we will survive. So start adjusting.
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Choices Can Paralyse
When there are too many choices, and you didn’t arrive with a specific one in mind, you can be paralysed with indecision.
Narrow it down quickly to three by selecting your favourites and/or deleting the least liked by you.
Make a list of all the benefits of those that remain. Best one wins!!
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