1. DO SOMETHING YOU LOVE.
Carve out a few minutes each day to do something you truly love. Sit on your front porch and drink tea. Spend five minutes meditating or stretching. Go for a short run. Paint, write, sing or dance in your living room.
2. REACH OUT TO SOMEONE YOU LOVE.
Snuggle your children before bedtime. Give your kids a giant hug before they head to school. Sit with your partner and really listen to the best parts of his or her day. Call your mom. Text your best friend.
3. LIVE IN THE MOMENT.
Be present in your life. Step outside, feel the way the wind blows or the way the newly cut grass smells. Put your phone away when you are talking to your children, partner, parents and co-workers.
4. SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION.
Tell your parents, partner and children how much you love them. Thank your coworker for completing a project on time. Thank your child’s teacher for being there on a particularly hard day.
5. BE THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF.
Imagine today was your last day on Earth. Would you want to spend it fighting with someone you love? Try your best to mend broken bridges and be sure not to burn new ones. Forgive to the best of your ability. How do you want to be remembered? Live each day that way.
6. SPEND YOUR TIME WISELY.
Don’t waste your most limited resource, (time), on TV and social media. Carve out time in advance for the things that matter like reading, learning a new skill, volunteering, exercising and spending quality time with the ones you love.
7. FIND YOUR PASSION, BUT DON’T FEEL PRESSURED TO DO IT FOR MONEY.
If you love to write then begin writing. If you love to paint buy yourself a canvas and start painting. You don’t have to turn your passion into a business. First, find the joy in creating. If you succeed you can always monetize it later.