Last week I shared with you my “Fashion Rules To Live By In 2021”, so why not keep the rule party goin’ & look at some more general type life rules to live by to help guide us through the upcoming months, since you know, life is kinda tough right now…
7 RULES TO LIVE BY IN 2021
The word “rules” is really so restrictive, don’t you think? So how about we refer to the following as guidelines, gentle reminders…or even subtle nudges towards awesomeness?
Keep in mind that these are just things that I plan on doing to make my little corner of the world a better place. Maybe you’ll find a few of them useful in doing the same for yours. It might not seem like much, but that’s how we contribute to improving life on this planet for everyone…by tidying up one little corner at a time.
- Be a good human. If you get right down to it, this is pretty basic. Be kind. Be respectful. Be attentive to the words you use. Compliment friends, loved ones & strangers. Treat others well. Have empathy. Use manners & common courtesy. Practice random acts of kindness. Smile more often (and mean it). Give a hand to someone in need. Stand up for what you believe in. Be a truth teller. Leave the world a better place than how you found it.
- Dream. And dream big. You only get to go ’round once so make it worth your while. Think about what you really want out of life & what you want your life to look like. Write it out in detail in your journal. Where do you want to live? Who do you want to live with? What do you want your life to feel like? How do you want to feel? What places would you like to travel to? What is your dream career? Don’t play small my friend, this is your life & these are your dreams so make them damn good. And then…Go. After. Them. Pursue them like hell. Whatever it takes to get to your dreams, do it & do it with passion.
- Do one thing every day that helps you grow. Stimulate your brain.
Read books on interesting topics. Learn a new skill. Learn a new language. Try a different workout. Listen to enlightening podcasts. Try a documentary about a topic that interest you in place of a movie. Try new things…order something different at your favorite restaurant, drive a different route to work, wear something you wouldn’t normally wear. Talk to strangers (not the dangerous kind, you know what I mean). Visit somewhere that you’ve never been (at a safe social distance of course). Rearrange your furniture. Write every day, even if it’s just a sentence. - Experience the moment. Wherever you are, be fully there. The past & the future do not exist except in our thoughts. The only reality is NOW, so be in it. Feel it all. See it all. Smell it all. Hear it all. Taste it all. Experience it all. If you’re reliving the past or fretting about the future then you’re missing out on living your actual life. Actively live in the moment that you are in because the hard truth is, this exact moment is in reality all that there is, so you damn well better make the most of it.
- Love hard. If 2020 taught us anything, it is that life is precious. It was a year of unprecedented loss & we’re not out of the woods yet. Say the words. Tell your people that you love them. Tell them often. Hug them hard if you can, give them a fist bump or a zoom high five if you can’t…whatever ya gotta do make sure the people that matter know that they do.
- You do you. This one made the fashion rules list, but bears repeating. Worry about yourself. Don’t throw your judgements or attitudes out at other people. What they do is their business, what you do is yours. No snarkiness. No negativity. More empowerment & less judgement. Live in your own vibe & allow others to live in theirs.
- Be resilient. Life is hard. At the present moment, life is a downright bitch. That means my friend, you gotta be resilient. The actual definition of resilient is “able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions” and the conditions don’t get much more difficult than they are right now. That means you have to make taking care of your physical, mental & emotional health a priority. You have to roll with the punches. You have to keep on going even when it seems impossible. When you fall down, you have to get back up, dust yourself off & keep moving forward. 2020 was rough, but it was a practice round for 2021 and now we have light at the end of the tunnel. We got this. We are resilient. We can do it…Together.
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