Here are 10 Life tips that go a long, long way:
1. Question everything: don’t believe anything blindly. If a belief stops working for you, change it.
2. Now is all you truly ever have. It is a cliché, but it is one to remember because it is a great truth.
3. Don’t be quick to judge, and if you can, avoid judging it altogether. It’s easy to take sides by seeing only one side of a situation. It’s easy to jump to conclusions about people. How often do you find you reached those conclusions prematurely? Try and remember that when you jump the gun.
4. Being positive sometimes means saying no. Saying no to what is not right for you doesn’t mean selfishness. Saying yes to everything is not possible yet often, through a desire to be helpful and ‘spiritual’, people often fall into that trap. Say yes only if you really mean it.
5. Don’t take criticism personally. Sometimes there is truth in it. Take on board what you can and discard the rest.
6. Learn from the best. Or in other words, learn from the mistakes of others. If you aim for something, study the path of those who have done it well. Any new discoveries or improvements from you are a bonus.
7. Practice gratitude; take nothing for granted. A really small statement given how big a task it is. Appreciating everything you have is a conscious action and thought on your part, done on a daily basis. The more gratitude you express, the more gratitude you feel, and the more you focus on what you do have. Lack then becomes an alien concept.
8. Persistence is the key. See your plans through, no matter how small they are. Just imagine if every inventor had given up after the first try…
9. Love the simple things because they are indeed the most valuable. Glamour, fortunes, and artifice come and go. They can be created and recreated. A moment of true connection with someone you love cannot.
10. These principles will not all be true for everyone. Those of us who can spend our spare time ‘bettering’ our lives are privileged indeed. It’s good to remember that most of the people on this planet spend most of their time trying to survive, so if you don’t fall into that category, you’ve already got plenty to be grateful for. This is an area of debate for so many people as some might see it as patronizing. If that is how you see it, you have missed the point.
