We've heard this so many times
and thrown it out the window even faster- 'Your health is your wealth'.
I realized this only after binging on a lot of
comfort food through my 20s and facing health issues towards the end of this
period.
None of these issues are difficult to manage, but
the priority that health needs to be given, I discovered only once I faced my
health demons. So exercise regularly and eat right.
Whether you know it or not, you are laying a
foundation for your health in the future, at a much earlier age.
Family is the closest unit you could go to for
help or when in need ( this could differ for other readers) but as I grew up I
realised this very clearly.
Distances
don't happen( as is commonly believed), they are built.
So often iv heard people say- 'we just drifted
apart, time took a toll on us, etc' Well the truth is neither or either
persons in the relationship lost interest or gave up on the other and hence the
distance grew.
Things don't automatically fall apart...we break
them and then blame destiny. (Again, if you've done all in your power to retain
a friendship or a bond, then the wise thing to do is to bid adieu to the
person, with a joyful heart.
Find a job you enjoy and that gives you
a reason to live.
Like others have mentioned before, work finds you
money. Money, to satisfy your basic needs and luxuries. A job with meaning
helps you wake up in the morning, with the belief that you are a partaker in
the grander scheme of things, lending value to the lives of others.
Watch events and phenomena that we've taken for
granted.
Stop to look at the moon and stars from your
balcony or your society garden.
Smell that tea/coffee before you sip it ( advised
to do over the weekends, for fear of missing the usual bus or train :p)
Play with that dog or cat you see so often in your
building or the neighborhood.
Listen to music that calms you, with your eyes
closed.
Switch off the TV and sit around the table or just
enjoy a family meal together discussing each other's lives or life's happenings.
Watch the sun rise or set and just state in
amazement at this wonder.
Talk much less about others and much more about
your own life, your dreams, goals, fears, etc to others.