Sep

Live Life to the Fullest

deerwood on September 1st, 2008

Many of us tend to get down, depressed or just fail to live our lives to the fullest. Inevitably, we come to regret that. Here are seven steps to show us how to live our lives to the fullest and get the most out of life.

Live Life to the Fullest - 7 Steps to Show You How
By Sonali S

Be comfortable with your image: Most of our worries and stress crop up from our unhappiness with the way we wan to see ourselves-a superhuman, excelling in relationships, at home and in our profession. In fact, the root of all our diseases lies in the word dis-ease- we are never at ease with ourselves. So, your first step is to change that. Love yourself and be comfortable with what you are.
Do not be a “yes” man always: Set your own benchmarks. Don’t always let people push you to have you work on what they want. Remember that you cannot make everyone happy. However, if you even strive to comply to every ones’ wishes always, you will unnecessarily stress yourself and your own persona will get buried somewhere down the line. So, beware of the fact and don’t take the path of pleasing everyone. Learn to say “no” when you mean to.
Have reasonable goals: A man is his best judge. Evaluate your skills and potentials before setting goals. Don’t have unrealistic objectives to chase after or else, you will be soon too dejected to work towards achieving them.
Nurture the child in you: How often have we heard that there is a child in everyone? Sadly, we don’t give it a thought for we are all grown ups and are believed to behave as adults. Once in a while, give into the wants of this child inside you. It could be to laugh aloud, take your turn at the merry-go-round, lick that ice cream cone and have a cream-moustache…just anything that you wouldn’t be seen doing as a responsible adult. Believe me, it will make you feel better. Haven’t we all wanted to go back to our childhood days? Relieve those memories, even if it’s just for a couple of minutes. You will feel happy for sure.
Soul searching time: Make it a point to have some soul searching time every day. It could be in the morning, during your office lunch time or before you go to sleep. Analyze what you have done and what you intend to do in the future. Also, ask yourself if you are heading on the right path and what additional things you need to do to make your life worth living.
Make learning a habit: Life is a continuous journey where we learn something new every moment. Make your life more fulfilling by making this learning process a regular one by reading good books and journals, meting people from varied fields who can share their experiences and give you invaluable insight into what life is all about. Learning new things related to you profession will also help you to do value-addition to your work and make you an asset to your organization.
Do what makes you happy: Amidst all our duties and responsibilities, we often overlook the small things that will make us happy. Change that and do what gives you happiness. It could be purchasing that dress you had eyed for long, going on that dream vacation or simply reading the book which has been buried under dust on you bookshelf for quite sometime. The idea is to engage yourself in an activity without any feelings of guilt, which would make you happy. Remember: you can take care of others and make their lives better only if you are happy and in a cheerful mental state.