MY THOUGHTS, MY LIFE, MY STORY

THE THINGS I LIVE BY

  1. Don’t judge a person, judge their actions 

Humans are complicated creatures. Rather than judging a person, judge the decisions they make. Just because they made one mistake, doesn’t mean they’re a bad person, it just means they chose to do the wrong thing in that moment. Everybody makes mistakes, that‘s human. But don’t throw away friendships and hold grudges because of that. Learn to forgive the person and move on. Learn to see the person and their actions as two separate things. Learn to judge their actions, not them. 

  1. You only live once

What I realized is, that it’s really important is to live life to the fullest every day. You may be tired, you may be stressed. But don‘t forget to do something that makes you happy. Something that keeps you going. You only have one life, one chance. Don’t waste it trying to run after some goal you will never reach. I‘m not saying don’t have goals. Goals are good and the right goals keep you motivated and happy, but let go of the unrealistic ones that cause you more stress than happiness. Rather than wasting your time with those unrealistic goals, spend time with your family, go outside, do something that makes you happy. Because, in the end you want to say: No, I don’t have any regrets. I was happy. I lived. 

  1. Help others even if no one is watching

I recently saw a video that inspired me. Helping others when no one is around to see, is really hard to witness. A lot of people help when they get praise for it and other people see their helpful act. But that is not what being helpful is about. It‘s about helping others no matter who sees and hears about it. It’s about the act itself not what comes out of it. Now, I guess it’s really hard for people to just help someone and move on, me included. We sort of got to the place where we want something in return for this so-called selfless act. But we should try to go back to helping others just because we want to not because we want something in return. 

  1. Experiences > Things

I guess that one is pretty obvious. It doesn’t matter what kind of shoe you wear or what kind of backpack you have. It’s not what you will remember. You won’t think about the shoe you wore 50 years ago, that won’t make you happy. It’s the experiences you had, the memories you made. That’s what you are going to remember when you’re older. That’s the stories you’re going to tell your grandkids someday. Spend your money making those memories, visiting your loved ones, seeing new parts of the world. 

  1. You make your own happiness

Don’t base your happiness on someone else. Find your happiness within yourself. Find things that make you happy without another person being involved. You make your own life and you are your own person.