In life we are given many choices and our happiness depends on the choices we make.
61- Surrender to negativity or bring positive energy wherever you go:
Recommendation: Just as you are affected by other people’s mood, they are also affected by your mood. Choose to enter the room with excitement and joy and it will impact people present in the room. It is ok if for some time you have to fake it.
62- Suppress or Express:
Recommendation: Although sometimes expressing your feelings and ideas has the risk of getting hurt or rejected, suppressing your emotions guarantees loss of intimacy, growth and opportunities. So be open to yourself and others and life will become more rich and light.
63- Tie yourself to your past or create your future:
Recommendation: We have no control of the past but we have some control of the future so look forward to learning from the past experience. What was done in the past does impact the future but we do not need to hold on to it and ruin our future too. Do not be a slave of your past and use the learning from the bad experience and do not repeat it. It should be the only influence of the past you should have in your future.
64- Be cynical or be open and sincere:
Recommendation: Let your guards down and open up. Although there are more chances to get hurt but benefits are far more. as it provides space to create intimacy and pure joy.
65– Act hastily or slow down:
Recommendation: In this fast paced environment, slow down and take your time to think before making any choices in life (which is all the time). Slowing down will enhance the chances of you living in accordance with your core values, which is the key element in living the life you really want to be living.
Life is too short to be in a hurry. – Henry David Thoreau
66- Remain in your comfort zone or stretch yourself:
Recommendation: The price tag of not taking a risk and not daring and not failing is a lot higher than the price tag of putting yourself on the line and failing more often. Not trying so that you can avoid failure is more damaging to long term success and overall well being than taking risks and going out of your comfort zone.
If you don’t make any decisions to stretch yourself, there will be no failures but then there will be no chances of success either. We don’t grow until we take risks.
67- Resign to the image you have of yourself or become who you want to be:
Recommendation: Instead of reacting to the image you have inherited, create the image you want to be. Make a list of what you want to be and take some time to remind yourself everyday that it is who you are. You may not forget the negative image you have for yourself (e.g. I am not good enough, I am scared ) but it will become dim which will help you grow and will not limit you.
It’s important to note that to become who you want to be you need to combine thinking and doing and with persistence, we can change the way we perceive ourselves.
68- Avoid challenges or commit to overcoming hurdles:
Recommendation: By avoiding challenges you can’t turn your dream to reality. Commit to a goal that is personally important to you and take a first giant leap towards realising it. When you start walking towards your goal with commitment, you will be able to figure out all the issues encountered on the way.
69- Ignore the music or sing, dance, listen:
Recommendation: Be mindful of different sounds and rhythm around you and enjoy it.
70- Perceive difficulty as a threat or perceive difficulty as a challenge:
Recommendation: There is a physiological effect of how we perceive reality. Our words do not merely describe reality, they create reality. If you assess a situation as threatening, you are likely to experience a threat. If you assess the same situation as challenging, your emotional reaction is more likely to be one of excitement.
