How to Start Living…and it’s Never too Late
By: Velinda Peyton
Take Action
If you want something you have to take action. No excuses about money, resources or your impoverished childhood. Life is your choice to make happen. You can’t sit back and wait for life to happen; you have to make it happen. If you don’t take the chance to go after what you want , you will look back and regret and the regrets will haunt you.
Make your own rules
Personally I don’t like rules and always made my own that fit my life. Yes, I pay my taxes and stop at red lights, otherwise I would make my life miserable. However, societies rules, the latest trends or following the crowd may not be for you. Your life demands you live on your own terms because your life and dreams aren’t determined by what everyone else does. Make up your own rules that resonate with your life.
Do Life Your Way
Take charge of your life and do it your way. It’s your life, your choice. We are all individuals with our own aspirations, talent and dreams. You can’t be what your parents want you to be or society predicts and be happy if that is not your dream.
Get Rid of Negativity
Negative anything will hold you back. I can’t emphasize this enough. You have to think positive and believe in yourself if you want a satisfying life. Get rid of anything that is holding you back and that usually starts with negativity or a lack of belief in yourself.
Quit What is Dragging You Down
I’ve had way too many jobs because I was rarely happy or satisfied, so I would quit. It took years for me to realize that the jobs I had were not congruent with who I am and that was why I was never satisfied. Whatever is dragging you down, a relationship, a job, your daily routine that is getting you nowhere and not moving you forward is likely leaving you feeling empty. Stop living like this. It likely isn’t going to get better and it makes all the difference in the world when you are living with what resonates with who you are.
Positivity
Like the opposite, negativity mentioned above, I can’t emphasize this enough. Positive change creates positive results.
When I was little, I had grown up in an atmosphere of negativity and it became a part of me. We don’t realize when we are younger the effect our childhood has on us. When I was older and on my own, I hated my negative thoughts. So one day I decided to do something about it and turn my thoughts around by thinking positive, whether I believed the positive thoughts or not. That last part was key because, at first, I didn’t believe the new positive thoughts. However, after a couple of months I noticed that I was feeling happier, good things were starting to happen for me and life felt more positive. That was my realization that not only can positivity change the way we think, but we can change the way we think.
What a difference to go through life with an attitude of positivity. You are in control of your life and your thoughts. When you believe in yourself and are in control in this way, life has a way of working out for you.
