How Do You Live Your Life?

If someone were to ask you how you live your life, what would you say?

"I live my life my way"? This is the answer that many people will state. There are some that declare, "I live like there's no tomorrow". What about this phrase, "I live it from Friday evening to Sunday night."

Those who are more thoughtful may tell you that they live one day at a time or that they live the way it should be lived; with freedom to do things that matter to them.

Whatever your answer is or how you live your life is your prerogative. But have you really thought about what would be the best way to live it? Wouldn't it be wonderful if you are able to live a long healthy life and create as many magical and happy moments as you possibly can?

What difference do you think it would make to your self esteem and your future if you were to make at least one single improvement or set up to do one simple thing and doing it each day?

You can choose any way you wish to live your life but don't let life and people determine how you should live it. This is happening to so many people. They drift along on automatic mode, allowing past programming and habits to lead their days. They don't know how to decide and let everyone tell them what to do. They wait for something that will break their patterns to happen before they change their directions.

How to Live a Happy and Long Healthy Life

Live your life by being passionate and focusing your attention on things that matter to you. Plan your future and work on the plans and then acknowledge even the little successes that you've made. How you feel about yourself and your accomplishments matter more than what others think.

By becoming aware that "shit happens" but live optimistically anyway and expect the best. Why worry and create anxiety when you could use your energy to make things work and make them turn out well. Find out what you need to do, plan it out and take constructive action.

Learn how to balance your time and yourself. Time management is about personal management. There's a time and place for everything. Give your best at work. Contribute your time to those that you care by doing things together. Always put aside time to work on you so that you can enhance your personal growth and wellbeing. Take regular breaks and unwind.

By not dwelling on regrets and guilt. Accept your mistake and that of others, learn, forgive and move on. You will learn how to love unconditionally if you can forgive and see beauty in people and yourself.

By not complaining or giving excuses but instead taking charge of what you can control.

By observing and listening more to people, the things and events around you and your own words, thoughts and attitudes. You will learn a great deal.

Live your life by being grateful. There are so many things to feel thankful for and the most obvious but taken for granted is that you are still alive. Say your thanks each morning when you wake up and in the evening before you sleep because you are given another day to live your life the way you choose.

By eating right and healthy and spending time to exercise. Even taking a 20 minute brisk walk daily will positively affect your health.

By not being dependent on toxic and unhealthy addictions like alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.

Practice humility, honesty and generosity. They are good qualities that can win you friends and give you peace of mind.

Find ways to manage your stress, your money and your tasks. Learn to say "No" to unimportant things so that you can focus on the important people in your life.

Live your life to the fullest, live responsibly and make the best of it. We have only one life to live, once it's gone, it's over. This is one of the very few things that we have no control.

Here's something for you to ponder. It's written by Erma Bombeck when she was diagnosed with cancer. She has succumbed to it and passed this to us as a reminder to live life to the fullest and to pay attention. We can start over anytime we fall but we cannot live life over once it's gone.

If I Had My Life To Live Over by Erma Bombeck

If I had my life to live over, I would have talked less and listened more

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained and the sofa faded

I would have eaten the popcorn in the 'good' living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage

I would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television - and more while watching life

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn't show soil or was guaranteed to last a lifetime

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I'd have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, "Later. Now go get washed up for dinner."

There would have been more "I love yous" More "I'm sorrys"

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it and really see it, live it, and never give it back.