- Accept where you are
- Desire less
- Tell someone you love them
- Call your mother
- Go for a solo walk
- Write down 3 blessings every day
- Give to someone in need
- Meditate for 10 minutes
- Act kindly without being seen
- Develop a child-like curiosity
- Read an inspiring book
- Listen to the sound of silience
- Do the most difficult thing in the morning
- Develop a morning routine
- Develop an evening ritual
- Breathe mindfully in this moment
- Watch the animals
- Cancel your appointments
- Say no when you are unsure
- Go all in when you say yes
- Learn a new skill without being “good” at it
- Let go of other’s opinions
- Do less
- Treat a friend
- Rediscover where you live
- Gaze at the Ocean
- Be kind to someone unkind to you
- Let go of regrets
- Detach from material desires
- Accept the challenge
- Open yourself to new ideas
- Reinvent yourself
- Be a designer of your life
- Let go of assumptions
- Create more than you consume
- Abandon the shopping cart
- Fully procrastinate
- Do one thing at a time
- Love, love, love
- Say Hi to your Neighbor
- Embrace emptiness
- Clean your workspace
- Exercise vigorously
- Lean in to your emotions
- Let your thoughts come and go
- Build one good habit
- Do the most important first
- Sleep and rise early
- Put away your phone
- Ditch your computer
- Create on a piece of blank paper
- Accept spontaneity
- Create space in your life
- Keep only the essential
- Simplify
- Play
- Recognize you always have a choice
- Bring your attention back to the breath
- Smile
- Write a list
- Journal
- Make a choice and move on
- Do what you are called to do
- Develop a spiritual dimension
- Use your 24 hours everyday wisely
- When you eat, eat
- Limit your consumption
- Deactivate your social media accounts
- Always choose freedom
- Take the courageous path
- Listen intently
- Cook a dish
- Reflect every day
- Design your life
- Resolve to be better than yesterday
- Think A and B
- Challenge old assumptions
- Find joy in ordinary work
- Deprive yourself modestly
- Study philosophy
- Work on a project without expecting a reward
- Pay attention to life around you (plants, animals)
- Be a rebel
- Adopt a growth mindset
- Ignore the lagging indicators
- Attend to your body
- Engage in non-doing
- Listen to the little voices
- Ignore the sunk cost
- Develop virtues
- Confront your fears
- Quit comparing
- Adopt a beginner’s mind
- Be a child again
Accept where you are
We spend much energy resisting what’s going on. We often wish things to be different. We resist the pain and suffering in this present moment, thinking that happiness is somewhere down the road. That we lack this and that: And if we have this thing or that thing, we will be happy.
To be close to joy, we must learn to accept where we are at the moment. Accept who you are as a person, wholly, because you are already perfect, and worthy of love, no matter what the world tells you.
Tell someone you love them
Call your mother today and tell how much you appreciate what she has given you life. Thank your friend, or partner for the blessings you have share with them.
Write down one thing you are grateful for everyday
Keep a small journal. Write down at least you think you are grateful for today. Just one. Which moment gave you joy today? Was someone kind to you? Did you do work you were proud of today? Did you overcome a challenge? Was it a beautiful day today?
When we write down what we are grateful, we train our mind to notice. We reframe our perspective from what we have, instead of what we lack. We only have what we see. The blessings we receive each day remind us life is worth living despite its pain and sufferings.
Act kindly without being seen
So often we do something in order to be We get so much more when we give without expecting anything in return.
So much of our society is transactional: an exchange of value. I do this because I expect a reward. I work to get a paycheck.