A random thought

A long time ago,  a friend wrote this for me :

Thinking about it, the converse makes as much sense :

Dont say 'No' when you want to say 'Yes' 

Dum vivimus vivamus

Came across this very insightful  Latin phrase that means "While we live, let us live."  So very much in line with what has been my outlook of life since 2018 : Live much , love much.

Towards the end of the year 2017 , I made a conscious decision to live a very fulfilling , more alive life. As  part of the decision, I came up with some pointers to help me along the way. I am not sure how much of these would make sense, but I am sharing them nevertheless :)

1. Invest in health - eat well, sleep well, play well

2. Invest in yourself - Do the things you love , learn, read, listen to music

3. Remove any human toxicity. The litmus test to a relationship is how does the person make you feel when you close your eyes and think about her/him.

4. Connect with your friends from your younger days.They would seek nothing but your friendship

5. Travel as much

6. Start tying up loose ends when it comes to financial planning for posterity

7. Engage in meaningful conversations with the people who matter the most.There is no need to hold back anything.

8. Stop worrying about what other people would think.They have enough things to worry about than to think about you. 

P.S :  I  really haven't been in this space that often.

9. Teach the kids self-worth, respect for all living beings and to be happy. Everything else they will pick-up /figure out along the way. 

10. Smile as often as you can.

11. Forgive - yourself and others

12. Be a source of positivity. Always believe in the goodness and abundance of life.

13. Be brave enough to call-out a spade as a spade

Success in life, for me, is defined by the number of lives I have made better ... be it a smile, a kind word or a streak of hope.

Yet another quote that has been of immense inspiration :

"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind."

 - Dr Wayne W. Dyer

I plan to make a big poster of this for our home.

This is something I am doing after a real long time ....carnatic music playing  in the background and I am blogging into the wee hours...loving it!!

Dum vivimus vivamus !!