20 Tips for Daily Living

Some people may have started off the New Year with big dreams, high hopes and a list of goals. What about you? Have you brought forward negativity from last year? Are you simply going along, treading your path with no vision, no dream and no enthusiasm? Are you living on the periphery, not expecting much and giving even less? You have this one life to live and it would be a travesty to waste it like this. Appreciate your life and honour it by living it joyfully and purposefully, one day at a time.

The following tips will help you to accomplish that.

1.     Rise early, open your heart in prayer, wake up your body with at least 15 minutes of exercise, have a solid breakfast, plan your day and get busy with your work – at home, at your business or at your job.

2.     Whatever you do, do it well, do it joyfully, do it as if God is watching, because He is.

3.     Set aside the negativity that is out of your control and you will create space and free your time and energies to focus on what you can control, such as your attitudes, your actions and your responses to what other people think, say and do.  

4.     De-clutter your home and work areas. If you do this on a regular basis, the work will be minimal and your space will always be welcoming and conducive to living well and working efficiently. 

5.     In the scheme of life, your job earns you a living, but it is your family and friends who make life worth living. Lavish them with love: spend quality time with your loved ones at home, stay in touch with relatives, visit, entertain and have outings with your friends.