We can be so hard on ourselves. Trust me, I do it too.
I’ve learned to have more grace and patience with myself – especially over the past year in quarantine. I can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since life as we knew it was halted. Here are a few simple ways to live a better daily life:
- Wake up early
- Don’t go more than 3 days without exercising
- Work harder than you think you did yesterday
- Make time to read/write every day
- Find joy in the little things
- Be kind – to yourself and others
- Live in the present
- Don’t over worry
- Don’t procrastinate
- Good is sometimes good enough
- Make time for the people who you care about
- Forgive yourself for your mistakes
- Replace why is this happening to me with what is this trying to teach me
- Always network
- Recast rejection into believing that closed doors are just what’s not meant for you
- Don’t chase – what is meant for you will find you
- Think of closed doors as the universe’s way of redirecting you to where you’re supposed to be
- Find reasons to smile and laugh
- Assume good intent with everyone
- Get a puppy or at least pet one
Remember it’s ok to not be ok sometimes and if we want to be kind, we need to start with ourselves first.