“Don’t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you’re not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you’ve lived nearly half the time you have to live already?” — Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises.
Are you living your life to the fullest? For some people, living an optimal experience is like wishing to win the lottery. Others consider it a daunting or overwhelming task that requires time, effort, and money. However, contrary to what these people believe, living life to the fullest is more comfortable to achieve with few changes in their lifestyle, perception, and views.
The Basics
In just simple ways, you can already live a saner, more satisfying, and healthier life without sacrificing your responsibilities at work, to your family, and at home. Whether you are living in a city or a small town, you can make a change and live an optimal life. How?
Learn to Appreciate Even Little Things
Instead of your usual grabbing a cup of coffee, driving to work, and returning home after a whole day of stress, why not break this typical daily routine and learn to appreciate the things around you. Listen to the different sounds that nature produces and be aware of the beautiful surroundings that you often overlook due to the overwhelming responsibilities that you have.
Be the Real You
Some individuals choose to hide the real them with the fear that their friends or colleagues will not accept them for who they are. However, making positive changes in life starts by loving and accepting yourself and being proud of who you are. Stop judging yourself as this puts a limit on the things that you can do and achieve. There is indeed a specific part of society that may not accept you, but what is important is that you are courageous to be yourself. Do what makes you happy and the ones that you’re good at because life is what you make it.
Be Happy and Adventurous
This may sound simple, but being happy is always a choice. You can choose to either end all your sufferings and give yourself the time to enjoy life or remain miserable until you can no longer deal with it. Part of being happy is to do things that can give you some excitement and adrenaline rush, such as the ones you fill when you accomplish something you never dream of doing. Engaging in adventures and embracing new challenges will make your life more exciting.
Find Your Purpose and Don’t Give Up
Every individual has a purpose in life. Finding something to live for and knowing your life’s meaning will enable you to become motivated to live a better and more fulfilling life. You have to set your goals and determine what you want to achieve. This way, you can quickly identify the things that you have to take to achieve such goals. Along the path, you may experience life challenges that may test your courage, determination, and faith. The best thing that you can do is to be strong enough and committed to doing the best that you can overcome these trials no matter how big they are. Not accepting defeat and being motivated to reach your goals help you manage simple and even complicated things in life, and eventually achieve optimal living.
Listen to What Your Heart Says and Connect With Soul
When in doubt about something, following your instinct seems to be the best option. You can ask for opinions or recommendations from the people you trust, but in the end, you have the final say. You have to be confident when making important decisions in your life because of all people; you are the one who knows the things that are good for you and those that will have a negative effect on your life and the people around you.
Connecting with and rejuvenating your soul makes it easier for you to focus more on what makes you happy, satisfied, and peaceful. Regardless of your spiritual beliefs, everything that you do in your life will have a significant impact on the lives of others. In this case, why not strive to make a positive change in this world and inspire more people to become better individuals?
The Key Components of Living an Optimal Life
In some cases, due to a series of unfortunate events and individual circumstances, living a fulfilling and meaningful life can become a daunting task. You need to have a healthy, physically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to live an optimal experience. However, balancing these aspects is genuinely not that easy. Improving certain areas of your life can be an excellent way to make your journey less stressful.
Practice Healthy Living
Modern society has different perceptions about individuals with unhealthy lifestyles or scruffy appearances. More opportunities for growth and personal improvement, as well as higher chances for optimal living, will be yours if you practice healthy living. This may include having a healthy and active lifestyle and a healthy relationship with the people around you.
Strive to Learn Continually
Great things in life can be achieved if you are not afraid to make a mistake and improve yourself by learning new things. Having the interest to enhance your knowledge and improve your skills will inspire and motivate you to become innovative and creative when making life changes and choices.
Find Emotional and Spiritual Peace
Living an optimal life cannot be fully realized if you failed to deal with your emotions and recognize the value of spirituality. You are the only one who can control your feelings. For this reason, you must have a clear idea and understanding of the factors that affect your emotional state. This way, you will know how to manage these factors to achieve psychological peace, which is crucial to achieving great happiness. Aside from this, emotional peace can also be achieved by learning to forgive. On the other hand, spiritual peace will make you aware of the oneness of life and acknowledge the things that will significantly improve your life and the world as a whole.
