Embrace your Life and Live for NOW

One of the keys to learn how to Embrace your Life is shifting your focus and opening up your mind to see what is really important.

You already know within yourself the basis of Your Dream Life – what you’d rather be doing, the things you’d love to have and who you want to be.

However most often, Life it seems, is what gets in the way. Without a Job to pay for the expense of living we wouldn’t get very far. Without a Roof over our heads our happiness and wellbeing would plummet, and with the constant flow of bills that need to be paid, chores that need to be done, activities that need to be attended to, social events that require our presence there seems to be little time for anything else.

The catch is though, that while you’re busy ‘living’ you’re not actually living at all – you are merely going through the motions. You may think that by working longer and harder at your job, keeping the house clean, the kids fed and the social calender full you are living a full and happy life – but if that were true…would you be reading this article about how to Embrace Your Life and Live for Now? Didn’t think so.

Life is not about Working Hard, Paying Bills and Making Money. If this is what you believe, then you will only ever bring more of these things into your existence – More Work, More Bills and More need for Making Money.

If you want to Embrace your Life and Live for NOW – then you need to find a way to break free of this cycle – Even if it’s only for 1 day a week.

“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.”
~ Wayne Dyer

Banish your Comfort Zone

When was the last time you were out of your comfort zone? When was the last time you really felt alive, felt that adrenaline pumping in your veins and your breath quicken with excitement of doing something new or exciting?

Chances are it was either a long time ago – or you are sitting there right now reminiscing about that time with a small smile on your face.

This small smile is what Embracing your Life is all about.

Complacency and Comfort Zones are the number one killers of Embracing your life. The ‘Couldn’t be bothered’ Syndrome is the other major rival.

These choices – To remain Comfortable doing what you’re doing, and allowing yourself to be lazy – are only that…CHOICES. They are the easy way out. It’s easy to get inspired about a new goal in your life – the hard part is taking the step to make it happen.

If you want to make the choice to Embrace your Life and Live for NOW then you need to banish your Comfort Zone. While your at it, you can also ban these two phrases from your vocabulary:

‘I don’t have time’ and ‘I couldn’t be bothered’.

If you need inspiration think about your favourite people and mentors for a moment and what the world would have missed out on if they hadn’t banished their comfort zones and Embraced their Lives. Shakespeare would have never written plays and poetry, The Beatles wouldn’t have brought us their ‘Rock Music’ in the early 1960s, and Sean Connery wouldn’t have become an actor if he’d taken the offer of playing football for a living.

Get inspired and throw out the ‘Too Hard Basket’. It’s time for you do yourself a favour and make the time to do the things you really want in your life.

Your life is happening NOW – not tomorrow, not next week or next year when your loan is finally paid off -

IT’S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

“And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun”

Time, The Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd

Do yourself a favour and work out what your 3 most favourite things that you love to do in your life that you never seem to make/have time for. When you have decided on these 3 things make time to do each one over the next 3 weeks. Book them in, clear a day in your calendar or make a call to make it happen.

Don’t hesitate – you’ve read this article because you want to make a positive change in your life and live a happier and more fulfilling existence, so be true to yourself and follow through.

EMBRACE YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW.

If you need some inspiration on ways you can Embrace your Life, Try New Things, Live in the Moment and Get your Small Smile happening then take a look at the list below.

Any items on that list that get your heart pumping a little faster or that have a reaction from yourself such as ‘I’d love to try that but…’ are for you. Remember, you are Banishing your Comfort Zone, Living for Now, Embracing your Life and Making things happen.

Surprise yourself by having No Hesitation and No Fear and following the famous advice of Nike -

Just Do It!

30 Ways you can Embrace Your Life and Live for Now

1. Take a Walk through Nature – Somewhere you haven’t been before.
2. Sit down outside and do a Drawing or Painting.
3. Relax and Laugh with Friends.
4. Ride a Bike.
5. Go to a Concert or Recital.
6. Go Swimming.
7. Walk in the Rain.
8. Play with your kids.
9. Write a letter to your Idol and find his/her contact details to send it.
10. Build a Snowman or Make Snow Angels.
11. Walk to Work – or park further away and walk a few blocks.
12. Pay the toll or bus fare of the person behind you.
13. Go on a Rollercoaster.
14. Send your Mother/Father/Partner some flowers – Just Because.
15. Try a food you’ve never tried before.
16. Plan a Mystery Holiday for someone you love.
17. Take a Drive and Explore a Town 2-3 hours away that you’ve never been to before.
18. Learn a new Language.
19. Buy a Coffee for a Complete Stranger – who looks like they need one.
20. Bake a Cake/Cookies for your neighbours.
21. Treat yourself to a Massage.
22. Research a Country you’ve never heard of or know very little about.
23. Do some Public Speaking or Sing for an Audience.
24. Go to an Art Gallery.
25. Learn a New Instrument.
26. Participate in an Extreme Sport – Sky Diving, Bungee Jumping, White Water Rafting, Kite Surfing.
27. Use a Talent you have to Busk for a few hours.
28. Spend the day at the Beach, In the Mountains or Countryside.
29. Take a Dance Class.
30. The one thing you know you love to do, but never think you have time for.

You’ve got to remember that the only person who you’re trying to please is yourself. The only person you have to answer to your is YOU. We all know how easy it is to say you’re going to do something, even to maybe attempt to put a plan in place, but few people ever actually do it.

Think of it this way. You clearly have a desire to Embrace your Life and live more in this moment. You are the only person who can do this and make this happen. No one else is responsible for your actions but you. Therefore, with all this in mind, are you really prepared to let yourself down by not following through? Yes, it would certainly be easy to do that – to make the plans to go to a Language Class next week, but to actually end up being much too busy to do it. But, another few weeks or months later, you know within yourself that you’re going to have a little voice in your head asking yourself to do the same thing again – EMBRACE YOUR LIFE AND LIVE FOR NOW.

You could save yourself a whole lot of trouble if you simply make a commitment RIGHT NOW that you will make a change and follow through.

Banishing your comfort zone isn’t easy – if it was, everyone would be doing it. Do yourself a favour and acknowledge that this is a challenge, then do it anyway.

Visualise yourself trying out your new things. Try to sense the feelings you would experience, the pride you would have within you for making a commitment to yourself and following through. Imagine the enjoyment and excitement you would feel when you’re trying something new. Smile that smile you will have on your face.

Aren’t all of these sensations and feelings worth giving it a shot?

Be true to yourself by making a promise and following through. You can give yourself no better gift than that.

If you’re feeling inspired, do something right now. Book a tour, Enquire about a class, clear a day in your calendar.

You are the most important person in your life, so treat yourself to some fun and excitement and Embrace your Amazing Life.