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8 Things You Should Never Forget

By John O'NeillPublished 4 years ago 3 min read
Save This Text and Read It Whenever You Choke on Negative Thoughts
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Allow time to answer all questions. When you start doing this instead, you become even more confused and disappointed.

1. Life is pretty complicated for everyone.

Even very successful and famous people have the same problems as each of us.

Remember - we all suffer equally. The only difference is that someone constantly complains and suffers, while someone hides their pain.

But just because life is painful doesn't mean it can't be beautiful at the same time. Even when problems and troubles fall on your head like snow, you can still be happy. To do this, you just need to change your perspective. Take a different look at what happened to you.

It will be much easier to live if you accept the common truth, which, for some reason, everyone forgets: "There is no success and happiness in life without falling!"

2. We are all disappointed in people

When your best friend betrays or, without explanation, your boyfriend and girlfriend leave you. In such moments, the heartbreaks with pain. Looks like you're not going to trust anyone anymore, you're not going to have anything good in life.

Try to see what happened on the other side. Understand that the people who disappoint you are just useful lessons. They meet on the path of our life with the sole purpose of helping us to understand something about ourselves and life in general.

The most dramatic changes in our lives come after severe disappointments. They become an impetus for our growth and help us make the right decisions.

3. You don't have to change your past

The hard truth of life: the past will remain forever as it was. But that doesn't mean you can't change your future! Why should the past dominate us for years, determining our actions today?

Just because you crashed or failed doesn't mean it will always be that way. We choose our life scenarios ourselves. Therefore, you can change your life at any time - you just have to have a desire.

Leave the past in the past and start working on your future, confident that everything will work out.

4. The worst thing we can do for ourselves is to focus on assumptions and speculation.

This is a kind of "mind game" when we start thinking about why someone didn't say hello did not respond to the message or was not promoted for a reason.

Instead of doing this unnecessary activity, learn to live today and enjoy every moment of it. Not analysis, just living.

Allow time to answer all questions. When you start doing this instead, you become even more confused and disappointed.

5. Even when you feel that everything is so bad, be grateful

Strange as it sounds. Start the day with thanks.

For waking up, unlike thousands of people on the planet for whom the sun will never rise again. Because you are healthy and you can walk on your own. For the fact that your loved ones and friends are alive and well. Yes, only for life! After all, she's beautiful!

The easiest and most effective way to get rid of negative thoughts is to thank fate for all those things you have. And do it every day!

6. "All at once" - only happens in fairy tales and cheap soap operas.

Some things take time. Many of them long months and even years.

Just because you failed in the same second doesn't mean you'll never succeed. Patience and only patience. This is the fundamental formula for success and a wise approach to life.

It is worth understanding that everything you have in mind, what you are aiming for and dreaming of, will surely come true. Everything has its time.

7. If it weren't for the night, then we could never admire the stars in the sky.

Dark and scary days are happening in everyone's life. Problems at work, separation from loved ones, betrayal… You can list endlessly.

But all these tests only make us stronger. Sometimes you have to go through pain and despair to discover in yourself what is hidden deep. Which will make us a better version of ourselves.

Therefore, do not be afraid of the night. Eventually, after her, dawn must come. And it's beautiful!

8. People we spend time with influence us much more than we can imagine.

If positive people surround you, then they inspire you and there is simply no place or time for negative thoughts. But negative people - they are harmful and destructive. Criticism of everyone and everything - steal your happiness. Drop by drop.

Therefore, there is only one piece of advice: run away from them!

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