20 CRAZY facts about life
A thread...
1. We are not the center of everyone's life
We are the center of our life. Just as people as the center of theirs.
Our lives intersect. They do not rule over each other!
2. People do not expect us to be rich. They expect us to be kind.
Yet we spend far more energy trying to come across as rich, as against kind!
3. We are not the only ones confused.
We are not the only ones struggling.
We are not the only one not sure of ourselves.
Everyone carries a load.
We just see ours.
4. Our parents are not always right.
They are humans first, became parents later.
And no training taught them how to do the job well.
They learnt along the way.
Made a lot of mistakes.
And still continue to.
Forgive them.
5. You and your friends will change.
You will become different people.
You may not relate to them anymore.
It is ok to move on.
6. Nobody is responsible for our life.
We bear the consequences of our actions.
We are responsible for our life.
Your worst enemy is the one who convinces you that your life sucks because of someone or something else!
That enemy could be you!
7. Failure is NOT the stepping stone to success.
Everyone fails
But not everyone succeeds.
Between failure and success lies reflection.
A failure not reflected upon, is a failure wasted!
8. Excuses do not make us grow.
We promise to do something, but we could not.
So we come up with an excuse.
As if an excuse is equal to getting the work done.
They do not.
They just make us feel we are not in control.
9. Relationships should make you a better person.
And yet we continue to suffer in relationships.
Even the ones we chose for ourselves.
10. Even the work you thoroughly enjoy, will suck some days!
Your job is not to find work that is awesome everyday.
Your job is to find work that you find awesome most days.
Your work should not suck!
If it does, reflect on the reason you are still in it.
11. Buying things is expensive.
And it is not money that I am talking about.
It is the need to show off.
The addiction.
The indulgence.
The treadmill which you cannot get off, the one that tells that you have to keep buying things to be happy.
12. Love and time heals everything.
12. Whatever you are feeling today, will eventually fade away.
Do not take permanent decisions based on temporary emotions.
13. Pro is the amateur that showed up everyday.
99% of success is just showing up.
14. The more you give, the more you’ll get.
But don't give with the expectation of getting.
That is not giving.
That is a transaction!
15. We were all born with different capabilities.
But there is no limit on how much we can grow from what we had.
16. That thing that you were scolded for as a kid could be the thing you are praised for as an adult.
Do not take the world's assessment of you as a kid, as the truth!
17. Crave for feedback, not admiration.
Admiration makes you believe you are right.
Feedback shows you how you could be right.
18. If people like you, life becomes easier.
Be kind!
19. If you do not care about people's validation, you will get it automatically.
You will make your best friends, when not looking for one.
You will find your soul mate, when not searching for one.
20. Being calm is a skill
We are born to react.
Training ourselves not to, take time, practice and intent.
Of course, the title of this thread is designed to be sensational. None of these facts are things you do not know already.
What warrants this thread then, is the fact that despite knowing these facts we tend to repeat the same mistakes.
Over and over again.
Hence, a reminder.
I am tired of knowing nothing and being reminded of it all the time.
- F Scott Fitzgerald
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