Sometimes it gets to a point when you are in the trenches and wondering when did the rain start to beat you.
We all get there at one time or another doesn’t matter if it’s adolescence and all its baggage, the twenties and trying to catch up, midlife crisis and your boat’s afloat in the ocean or when retirement knocks and you find yourself stranded with nothing to do and no one to take care of.
However, it doesn’t have to be so bleak. You can learn how to change yourself and your life and have a new start no matter your age.
There are a few simple things to do to get you started on the road to change: Get a new wardrobe or haircut.
Change something you dislike such as the color of your walls.
Meet new people even outside your comfort zone.
Try a new activity like dancing.
Develop positive thinking.
These may seem inconsequential but changing the simplest thing in your life will help you accept change and give you the motivation to make bigger transformations.
Changing your way of thinking will change your response to a situation which could open the floodgates to happiness and contentment.
You may be facing a serious issue like depression after the death of a loved one that leaves you unable to function.
Doing something as simple as changing your attitude to the news story could leave you feeling better and develop a habit that will lift you out of the funk.
Here are a few truths shared by the sages of our time that could guide you on how to change yourself and your life:
You only lose that which you cling to.
A happy life requires little as you have everything that you need in order to be happy.
The things in your life are what you have created or attracted. To change your life, you need to choose to change.
There are much better things ahead of us than any we have left behind.
Most important of all you should know that you are only as free as you choose to be. So it’s up to you to change yourself if you want to!
