Avoid Wishing Your Life Away

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Avoid Wishing Your Life Away-

I think most of us have been guilty of this at one time or another.  I can tell you that I have.  We all have waited and wished  for the next t in life that will really make us happy.  Thinking things like, “I wish I was done with school, I wish I was married, I wish I had kids, I wish I liked my job, I wish I was more successful, and I wish I has more money.”   This list can go on and on until you have wished your entire life away.  I think when you do this you are missing out by becoming so preoccupied with that next thing that will make you happy.   When you get there are you filled with contentment and joy or are you on to the next wish and that thing that will fulfill you?  Do  you forget to live in the moment and relish the smaller things in life?   Do you really want to go through life missing out because you are too busy waiting for the next big thing?

So how can you avoid wishing your life away?  Here are a few simple steps

Enjoy living  in the present-                                                                                                                           

The present may not always be perfect as we all face hardships sometime in our life.  Try to enjoy where you are in life and take the bad times as a learning experience.  Here are a few examples of how you can apply this. So let’s say you are single and wishing you were in a relationship, try to enjoy being single and figure out what you need to learn to someday be a good partner.  Learn all you can about yourself and be happy being single.  Let’s say you are building a business and wishing you were a huge success right away, slow down and take time to enjoy the process.  Be happy in all that you are learning and all that you are developing into.   Everything is a process and if you want to go from step 1 to step 10 skipping the steps in the middle, you miss out.

Look for passions you can pursue in the present-

Look for activities or hobbies that you can enjoy right now.  Fuel your passions and live in the present by finding things you like to do.  Try out new things you think you might be interested in.  Do you enjoy making food? Go try out a cooking class.  Do you enjoy fitness?  Try different types of exercise.  Do you enjoy writing?  Try creating a Blog.  Get out and meet new people with your interests.  All these things can help make your life more fulfilling and you a more well rounded person.  

Learn to be grateful-

Live in gratitude for what you do have and every experience you go through, good or bad.  Do not spend time or energy dwelling on what you do not have.   As much as bad times, bad experiences and failure stink they can really help to build character in us.  As they say, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”  So if you can learn to be grateful it will help you be happier in the present and keep you from wishing your life away.

I really hope these things will help you to enjoy life in the here and now.  Don’t miss out on all life has to offer.  Life is way too quick to wish it away.  Take it in, relish it and enjoy! 

I appreciate you taking time to read this post if you think you know someone who would enjoy it please feel free to share it!

About the Author Angela: I love living life to the fullest and I am complete believer that life is what you make it. I love to empower and encourage others to go after their dreams. Why not? Life is too short not to enjoy it or go after what you want.

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