Six ideas to live to the fullest

To live to the fullest you have to commit to your own happiness. Stopping simply surviving to start getting involved with life.

Written and verified by the psychologist Elena Sanz.

We often find ourselves so immersed in routine, so worried about meeting expectations and obligations that we forget our true purpose: to be happy. It is your right, and at the same time your duty, to provide yourself with a meaningful existence. Live to the fullest, not just survive.

For each person this statement has a different meaning, and the path to follow to achieve it is also different. Nevertheless, Today we present six ideas that will help you get closer to your greatest potential. Read them calmly, savor them, understand them and begin to apply them in your daily life. Write them down, and when your strength fails, reread that paper and start again. You deserve to be happy.

Six ideas to live to the fullest

1. If you have yourself, you have everything

Very often we suffer because we do not get the treatment or recognition we desire from others. We long to have more friends, a better job or a more committed relationship. We feel frustration and disappointment in the face of external events and other people’s behavior, without realizing that we have to look back at ourselves.

Many times the emptiness you feel does not reflect any absence other than your own. You need to love yourself, approve of yourself, recognize yourself and support yourself. You have to become your own emotional center. Complete yourself in such a way that you do not need to beg for love abroad. Not everything will always go the way you would like, not everyone will be kind to you. But no pain is comparable to the lack of self. That’s why stay by your side always. If you have yourself, you have everything.

2. If you are afraid, do it with fear

Fear is a basic and necessary emotion that serves the purpose of keeping us safe. Nevertheless, When it becomes excessive and disproportionate it can paralyze us and deprive us of our freedom.. If fear keeps you from your dreams, if it prevents you from becoming who you want to be, face it.

This emotion feeds on our immobility. That is why I invite you to starve her to death: she acts, and if you are afraid, do it with fear. Every time you face your fears they lose power and you gain it. You begin to see that they were not as scary as they seemed and that you are much more capable than you thought.

3. You can always decide, choose to live to the fullest

One of the aspects that generates the most unhappiness for human beings is the feeling of not having control over our own life. When unpleasant events occur, we feel helpless in the face of life’s ups and downs, and this leads us to pessimism and hopelessness.

Therefore remember that, Although you cannot control what happens, you can always decide what attitude to take about it. This is a power that no one can take away from you. Only you decide how to interpret the reality you live, and your state of mind will depend on your interpretation. Therefore choose to be flexible, calm and optimistic. Always choose the thoughts that bring you peace.

4. Everything is temporary

When you go through periods of difficulty, always remember that everything is temporary. The sadness will not live in you, the pain will not be eternal. The storm will end and the sun will shine again. Do not fall prey to panic and allow yourself to flow with those emotions that are the ones that correspond now. Don’t wear yourself out fighting the current, float, rest, accept and remember that everything will pass.

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5. Be grateful, to live to the fullest

When you complain, you put your focus on everything that doesn’t work in your life. Therefore, you begin to perceive it as a gray, lacking and unfair place. And you settle into negativity and apathy. On the contrary, when you are grateful you direct your energy towards everything that works in your life and you feel lucky. The mind is programmed to find more of what it focuses on in the environment. Get used to thanking every day and you will find more and more reasons to do so.

6. Here and now, everything is fine

Finally, remember the importance of living in the present. If the pain of the past distresses you and the fear of the future overwhelms you, ground yourself in the present moment.. Pay attention to your breathing, observe the colors and aromas of the environment, enjoy the presence of those around you. Don’t allow your mind to wander, here and now, everything is fine.