Life is full of struggles and we all know it. There is no shortcut to happiness to living a struggle-free life, so, everyone struggles on different
levels. According to my view, happiness in your life depends on your attitude
and the way you see your daily struggles. Don't worry, I am not going to give a
lecture on how to live a happy life in this post. I will just share the things
which you take too seriously, but in reality, they have no great values.
Hello there! Hope you all are doing well and happy in your life, if not, then you should focus on the things that I am going to mention in this list. Because these things affect our happiness and our attitude, and as I said, happiness depends on your attitude.
Photo by Jonathan Sebastiao on Unsplash |
Things To Ignore to Live Happily
1. Your Past and Your Future
Do you keep thinking about the mistakes you have done in your past?
It is seen that people just keep living in their past and ruminate on how good
or bad their life was. It is found that when you constantly think about your
past, it will eventually lead to anxiety and depression in your life. It happens
because we keep thinking about the mistakes we done in our past, and we just
can’t let ourselves out of the regrets.
The same thing applies to the future. I know we have to think about our
future so that we can plan accordingly, and I agree that future planning is
helpful. But if you become so much obsessed about the future and you just keep
worrying about how your life will be after years. If you keep thinking about the future that you become paranoid about the uncertainty of the future, then it will make
it difficult for you to take action in present.
You have to understand that worrying about your past and future are some of the things which you cannot change. You have to get rid of thoughts related to
past mistakes and future uncertainties.
2. What do people say?
Are you always worried about people’s opinions regarding you?
You may have heard that people will always have something to say, so, it
will be better to ignore their opinion. You can't live your life happily if you
start living your life to satisfy the norms decided by the people in
society. You should understand that you are not obliged to please others
and get approval from them to live your life. You are the only one who knows how
you can make yourself happy. Seeking validation and life living according to
people’s opinions will just make your life hard. It will make you stop doing
things which you really want to do. So, stop worrying about people’s opinions
and start making your own decisions.
3. Haters
Do you find it difficult to work in a place where a person hates you? Do you
get nervous about your haters?
It doesn’t matter whether you are doing a good thing or a bad thing, there
are always some people who just hate you even if they have nothing to do with
it. You have to ignore these people because they have nothing to do with what’s
going on in your life, and you should never give them importance more than your
dreams and happiness. If you are sacrificing the goals and happiness of your
life for them, then it is a big mistake. You should think about the famous
personalities, like movie actors and players, who have so many haters, but still,
they are living their dream life happily.
4. What Others are Doing?
Are you afraid that you will fall behind your friends? Does becoming a loser
among your friends scares you?
If you think so much about what other people are doing in their life, then
it will demotivate you and will stop you to act in your own present life. You
have to accept that no one can get you to achieve your goals for you, you have to
take your own actions to achieve them. You should stop worrying about what
people are doing because you and other people are not the same. You have to
understand that if you just leave your goals and follow others just because
they are successful, then it will lead you to a difficult path and you may end up with nothing. Now, take your own decisions and lead your life happily.
5. Money
Do you constantly think about getting a better salary for your work? Does the amount
in your bank balance make you sad?
We all know that money is the problem of every person, and I also accept it. We
have to struggle so much to earn our paycheck. But always thinking about money
and worrying about your financial condition will increase stress in your mind
and can decrease your functionality. It is found in research that getting so
much obsessed with materialistic things will eventually lead to a depressed and
stressful life. You should overcome the love for money and should focus on
your own development as it is only you who can increase your value. Make yourself
happy with what you have now.
6. Mistakes
Do you always think about perfection?
Mistakes are part of our life, and as a human, we all do it. If you constantly
thinking about doing everything perfectly and get worried that whether you are
doing the right thing or not, then you have to know that you can’t make
everything perfect without making mistakes. You should stop worrying about
mistakes. It will stop you from taking any risk. You should always do what you
want to because if you don’t do it then, you may regret later that you were right
about doing it that way. You should consider mistakes as a lesson in life and
learn from them.
7. Things you can’t control
Do you worried about things like you are getting older? Do you always try to
make things according to your plan?
Finally, the last and most important point in this list. There are some
situations and circumstances in which things get out of your hand, and you have
to go where your life takes you. There are some things that you can’t control.
If you are forcing yourself to make these things according to you, then this is
just a waste of time. The things like losing your dear ones, your age, your life
duration, etc. cannot be decided by you. You should know the difference between
what you can control, and what you can’t. It will decrease your stress and make
your life happy.
I hope this will help you to enjoy your life with happiness. If you find this helpful, please
share it with others to boost their happiness.
1 Comments
I loved it, it' very useful.
ReplyDeleteWanna say something??