From March Chernoff of Marc and Angel Hack Life.<\/p>\n
1. What other people say about me is their problem, not mine.<\/strong> \u2013 Don\u2019t take other people\u2019s negativity personally. Most negative people behave negatively not just to you, but to everyone they interact with. What they say and do is a projection of their own reality. Even when a situation seems personal \u2013 even if someone insults you directly \u2013 it oftentimes has nothing to do with you. What others say and do, and the opinions they have, are based entirely on their own self-reflection.<\/p>\n 2. I am free to be ME.<\/strong> \u2013 Can you remember who you were before the world told you who you should be? Happiness is found when you stop comparing yourself to everyone else and what they want. Stop living for other people and their opinions. Be true to yourself. You are the only person in charge of your life. The only question is: What do you want to do with the rest of it?<\/p>\n 3. Life isn\u2019t perfect, but it sure is great.<\/strong> \u2013 Our goal shouldn\u2019t be to create a perfect life, but to live an imperfect life in radical amazement. To get up every morning and take and good look around in a way that takes nothing for granted. Everything is extraordinary. Every day is a gift. Never treat life casually. To be spiritual in any way is to be amazed in every way.<\/p>\n 4. It\u2019s okay to have down days.<\/strong> \u2013 Expecting life to be wonderful all the time is wanting to swim in an ocean in which waves only rise up and never come crashing down. However, when you recognize that the rising and crashing waves are part of the exact same ocean, you are able to let go and be at peace with the reality of these ups and downs. It becomes clear that life\u2019s ups require life\u2019s downs.<\/p>\n 5. Even when I\u2019m struggling, I have so much to be grateful for.<\/strong> \u2013 What if you awoke today with only the things you were thankful for yesterday? We tend to forget that happiness doesn\u2019t come as a result of getting something we don\u2019t have, but of appreciating everything we do have. Stress thrives when your worry list is longer than your gratitude list. Happiness thrives when your gratitude list is longer than your worry list. So find something to be thankful for right now.<\/p>\n