If Life was a Countdown

"If I'm Pessimistic, I die 20 years sooner than if I'm optimistic!" Death Clock

We think like we are going to live forever, but we live like we are already dead. If life was a countdown, would you live it differently? If you could see the seconds ticking away in front of your eyes, would you live your day differently, would you behave differently, would you show more compassion towards your loved ones, live happier, and be more productive? Or would you just go crazy and do whatever the **** you want.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it. Life is the most precious thing we have and we almost always take it for granted. Keeping this thought in my unconscious mind has helped me to overcome symptoms of depression, wash away the painful past to a great extent, be more courageous to face the future, practice living in the present and be more kind and generous to my loved ones.

So as Bob Marley said, "Don't worry, be happy" and you might actually slow down your death clock by having an optimistic attitude.

Does Acceptance Kill Motivation?

Acceptance is the key to find forgiveness for the painful past. But, in its process of removing the pain, does it also kill the motivation inside us to be better, to do better to avoid similar situations in the future?

Experiencing a painful situation triggers all kinds of emotional responses inside us. It may be sadness, depression, anger, guilt, fear, hate or a mix of all of them. Accepting the past for what it was and moving on to concentrate on the present brings peace and tranquility in our life, but at the same time, I personally feel that the fire that the pain brings in us should not be extinguished with acceptance. That fire, if channeled properly can motivate us to grow spiritually, physically and mentally.

If you have experienced a recent event in your life that has brought with it an immense amount of pain, be thankful for the experience and use the energy inside you to grow yourself instead of trying to make sense of the past. Accept the past, but don't forget it. Use it to propel yourself further in life.

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Self Esteem

Do you link your confidence to external factors? It is the issue of low self esteem.

It gets harmful when you are craving to be accepted by people around you and you are willing to change yourself to who they want you to be, and not who you really are.

You need to learn to love yourself for who you are, right at this moment. A lot of people say, I will love myself if *blank* happens. If I get thinner, if I get a good job, if I find a partner... and the list goes on. But only if you are willing to accept yourself for who you are right at this moment and show compassion and love to your own self, you will be much better at handling the issue of low self esteem.

It is not an easy thing to practice. Or is it?

A lot of things that we do or achieve, we take for granted. We stress on the things that we did not do right. It might be time for you to look at yourself from a different perspective and appreciate your strength, courage and resilience that has made you who you are today.