time never waits for anyone. it keeps on moving. we don’t realize how much time has passed because we are too much busy in our life and in achieving our future goals. when we meet a old friend or we check our old photos then we notice how quicklyย theย time has passed on.
every moment life is slipping by. if you ever wanted to enjoy life and appreciate its beauty then now is the time for this. enjoy the life now in this very moment otherwise this moment will just pass by.
you don’t need to be a millionaire to be happy. just slow down and start taking pleasure in small things of life. don’t wait for big occasions to celebrate. make every day a special day to live. you just need to slow downย so that you can appreciate and enjoy this moment fully.
so how to slow down and enjoy life:
1. the most important thing in enjoying life totally is to stop postponing the life. mind has the habit of always thinking in future. kid is always thinking of growing up as then no body will tell him what to do. youth is always thinking of completing his college and getting his first job.ย as he does not have money to do things. and when finally you get your job then you don’t have time and friends to enjoy. so things will always be like this. something or the other will always be missing.
but just one difference in your attitude can make things complete in your life. just decide that no matter what happens i will have a positive attitude towards life and i am going to enjoy my present time. don’t focus on what you don’t have but focus on what you have and enjoy it. be grateful for positive things in life than cribbing about what you don’t have.
2. don’t listen to mind as it will always give you goals to achieve. mind always thinks in future. e.g. once i achieve this goal then i will be happy. if you can not be happy in this moment then you can not be happy in future.
3. stop comparing your life with others. if you compare then you will always find people who are doing better than you and also worse than you. but the problem is that unhappy people always compare their life with people who are doing better than them. remember everyone is unique and everybody situation is different.
4. give more importance to happiness than to achieve your goals or to become rich or famous. remember you cannot have everything in life. if someone is rich today then it means he has focused his whole energy on becoming rich. and sacrificedย other aspects of his life for making money. he may notย be very happy or may notย have many real friends but this is not what he has chosen in life. so be very clear about your priorities in life. if you really want to be happy and enjoy the present moment then you have to ‘let go’ of few things in life. so choose what you want as you can not have everything in life.
5. enjoy your work. don’t go for efficiency but go for creativity. when you enjoy doing things then it is no longer a work but becomes a play for you. if you want guidance then look at small kids how they do things and are happy while doing it. children are total in their work. they don’t do half hearted job. nor do they judge the acts as small or big. they just do it with their heart. children are one of the best teacher for learning the art of enjoying life.
6. do things slowly and with mindfulness. whatever activity you are doing, bring your total attention to it. it should not be that you are driving car but your attention is somewhere else. your body and mind should act together. try to live in present moment. if you realize that your attention has drift to past or to future then bring it back to the present moment.
7. accept things as they are. don’t struggle or fight with life. if you have missed your bus then its alright. it happens with everybody. accept it and don’t crib about it.