Lessons Learnt In Life from a Baby Boomer
Lessons Learnt In Life - As I become older I'm contemplating more about what I discovered via my own errors and there have been many. Just wanted to share some to you.
1) Used to be so afraid of other people opinion until I learnt that what other people do think of you, won't matter a damn tomorrow. – Wish it hadn't taken me such a long time to understand.
2) Individuals will only like or adore you just as much as you like yourself.
3) What people state regarding you won't really matter a damn tomorrow.
4) Someone told me this in the past, that keeping a grudge against somebody, will cause harm to you far more than it's going to ever harm the other individual. When you're mad as well as losing sleep over it; the other person is totally unaware as well as sleeping comfortably. May I suggest that one finds a better use for your energy.
5) You should have targets, both long and short term, to know where you are going in life. Otherwise, you will be like a vessel with no rudder, moving nowhere.
6) We have this on our wall at home. It was first revealed to me by my mom. I strive to look at it whenever I am feeling really pissed off. I find that it really does help me It is called " Desiderata"
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By Max Ehrmann in the 1920s
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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1) Used to be so afraid of other people opinion until I learnt that what other people do think of you, won't matter a damn tomorrow. – Wish it hadn't taken me such a long time to understand.
2) Individuals will only like or adore you just as much as you like yourself.
3) What people state regarding you won't really matter a damn tomorrow.
4) Someone told me this in the past, that keeping a grudge against somebody, will cause harm to you far more than it's going to ever harm the other individual. When you're mad as well as losing sleep over it; the other person is totally unaware as well as sleeping comfortably. May I suggest that one finds a better use for your energy.
5) You should have targets, both long and short term, to know where you are going in life. Otherwise, you will be like a vessel with no rudder, moving nowhere.
6) We have this on our wall at home. It was first revealed to me by my mom. I strive to look at it whenever I am feeling really pissed off. I find that it really does help me It is called " Desiderata"
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By Max Ehrmann in the 1920s
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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