Making your life better does require focus and planning. Looking at any psychological or medical research, you’ll find several ways to improve your life’s quality. But as one of my mentors likes to say, “common sense is not always common practice”.
Here are several experiments to improve your quality of life, some of which won’t be any big surprise, but a couple might just capture your interest.
⚡ Take care of your health. Eat right. Get regular dental care. Exercise. Move more. Use sunscreen. Limit (or eliminate) alcohol and sweets. The medical experts assure us that doing all of these things will improve your quality of life. Of course even doing just a few of them will undoubtedly benefit you enormously!
(Try drinking tea instead of coffee, or perhaps as I’ve taken to doing – hot water! According to the health experts, tea has all kinds of antioxidants in it that promote good health. Decaffeinated is best because it’s less dehydrating. Hot or cold, drink tea every day to improve the quality of your life.)
⚡ Embrace your passion. Find something you love to do or have great interest in and dive into it. Make time to get involved in activities that bring you joy and pleasure. You’ll discover more meaning and purpose when you consciously engage in activities and interests you adore.
(Spend the bulk of your free time with people you like, doing activities you love. If you’re looking to turn up the quality of your existence, then find who you love and what thrills you. Find or try something new and take steps to include them in your life all you can.)
⚡ Cultivate healthy social relationships. Experts in psychology (and of course our own intuition) tell us that we’ll have a happier, more fulfilling life if we establish and maintain deep and meaningful connections. Having friends you can call whenever you want brings comfort – at least it certainly does for me!
⚡ Accept reality positively. As human beings we are meaning makers. When your thoughts are more positive about the people you meet, the situations you find yourself in, the actions of others, your approach to life will also be more upbeat. Sure, there will be times when things don’t go as planned, but if you try to reframe what’s happening positively, you’ll make it through whatever is put before you. Life will improve immeasurably when you accept reality positively.
⚡ Live the life you truly want. You have a responsibility to yourself to ensure you live the kind of life you’ve always wanted. Set goals for what you want and make a plan to get there. Do something each day to move you forward toward accomplishing these goals. Even if it’s only something small because something small moves you forward more than nothing at all! When you take steps to make things happen, your quality of life will drastically increase.
⚡ Manage finances responsibly. Because living under the constant stress of unpaid bills and financial hubbub can wear you down, decide to be responsible with your money. Your existence is easier when you have your finances under control.
⚡ Be grateful for what you have. Recognize the good things in your life. The roof over your head, a warm bed to sleep in, food and water, and maybe some time for hobbies like golf (my newest hobby 🙂 or reading (my oldest hobby 🙂 just might be the basic structure for the life of your dreams.
⚡ Embrace simplicity. Keeping life simple is a great way to give your life purpose and meaning. After all, if you only include in your life the activities and possessions you truly love, you’ll find that life is good to you.
As you strive to improve your quality of life, you’ll come to recognise that the key is being truly engaged in your own existence. When you make conscious efforts to include all these important experiments, you’ll naturally discover the life you desire and deserve!
If this has been useful for you, I’d love for you to share it with your friends or anyone else you think may find it useful.
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