Have you ever thought that about your life? Most of us probably go through streaks of bad luck which makes us think that life sucks, but it’s usually a short lived experience then we get on to the business of living a good life. But what if you have felt that way for as long as you can remember? What if you often ask yourself, “What’s the point?” Or what if you just feel bored with your life?
If you have to ask yourself what’s the point of living, then you really are missing the point. The point to living is ENJOY it!
I can already hear the protests: you don’t understand!
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I have a terrible job!
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I’m fat and can’t lose weight!
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My husband and I don’t get along!
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I’m broke or I just lost my job!
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My kids are driving me crazy – they are out of control!
It seems the excuses for not enjoying life are endless for some people. So, what can you do about it if you find yourself not enjoying life?
First, you must come to some sort of resolution that you are the creator of your life. If you continue to think you are a victim and therefore powerless over your circumstances, you will remain in your miserable mental prison. Every aspect about your life right NOW is a result of past decisions, habits, thinking, and behavior. Therefore, if you want TOMORROW to be different, you must change things TODAY! Let’s take a look at what you can do now to change your whatever is making you not enjoy life.
Let’s say you are feeling financially pressured. This is a category where you have a ton of choices which all can lead to a better picture tomorrow. First of all, you can take control of your finances by creating a budget and sticking with it. Mark has some great posts and resources available for this. Next, you could take a look at how much you earn, decide how much more would make your life comfortable, then figure out how to get it. Let’s say you earn $50,000 per year but you decide it would be much better if you could earn $65,000. You need an additional $15K, so how can you get it? The first stop should be your employer – ask them what it would take for you to make that much more money. If they say it’s impossible – perhaps looking for another job should be something you look into. Or maybe you can look outside your job to find another source of income – such as freelancing or a part time job somewhere.
Perhaps your finances are ok, but your children are driving you crazy! You feel overwhelmed by the chaos in your home. Here is a suggestion which you may have never considered – take a parenting course! What? You want me to let someone else tell me how to raise my kids? No way! That is generally the attitude parents take when offered parenting tips, advice or education. They seem to think that their ability to procreate and spit out a baby automatically gives them credentials to properly parent the child. Or they think that love alone is going to save the day. I’m always amazed at how offended people get when it is suggested they are going about parenting and disciplining the wrong way. I suppose they think they have faulty children instead of their approach to them being less than ideal.
Then there are other excuses people use to feel miserable which really can’t be changed. Some have been hurt, abused, taken advantage of, or maybe born into a bad family situation. You know what, you still have a choice. Do you want to wallow in the past or enjoy life in the present? As cold as it sounds, the answer to some of your problems may be simply – “Get over it.” “Move on.” “Forget it.” Or better yet, “forgive.”
The point is, whether or not you enjoy life is solely up to you. You have the power to change most aspects of your life and the things you can’t change can never stand in your way of happiness. Happiness is a decision, much like love is. No one or nothing can MAKE you choose unhappiness. The choice is yours – choose wisely.
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