I wrote this blog post while sitting at my kitchen table, eating dinner at around 9:00pm. Ik, that’s a late dinner. But, while eating dinner I was reflecting on the question, “What does it mean to enjoy life?”
What is the right attitude to have towards life? How do we know if we are truly enjoying it?! Well recently I read this plan called “7 Attitudes to Enjoy Life” on YouVersion and it was amazing!
I totally recommend reading it, such great insight.
Here are my thoughts on what I’ve learned and my top tips on how we can apply these attitudes and live life better.
Seek Wisdom
This was a new one for me, I never intentionally practiced this. I thought you just got wiser as you grew older. However, seeking wisdom is a daily practice. When you strive to live/work in your will (purpose), that is how you live wise.
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Be intentional about the way you live your life
A great way to practice this is to learn from those around you, absorb good lessons, and work towards living in your purpose even if it’s in a small way each day.
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(For example: Find a mentor! Find someone who can give you advice and guide you. A good way to find a mentor is to find someone who has walked the path you are trying to take.)
Number Your Days
Number Your Days. It means exactly what it says.
2 Reasons why we should number our days…
- You can’t do anything to live longer
- You don’t know how much time you still have to live
This being said our time here on earth is so important and each day we have to be grateful while also using our time is the best way.
Valuing our days means making the most of it, I think so often we complain or worry a lot, which is honestly time wasted. How much more of life do we gain by doing this?
Of course, these feelings are bound to happen sometimes but it’s all about what you do with the emotion. When you feel stressed or overwhelmed don’t sit in it, instead get back up and find a solution.
Psalm 90:12 says it perfectly… “So teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Make The Best Use
This point is all about making the best use of our time. This really resonated with me.
Making the best use of your time means spending your time on actions that advance your growth in your life, rather than trivial things.
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(What are the trivial things in your life? I recommend reflecting on trivial things you spend your time on, and what you can do to change them?)
Time is valuable, let it count
Don’t be stagnant with your time, but also don’t fill your time mindlessly with tasks.
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Instead, each day try to be better than you were yesterday either by adding more value to your own life or the life of someone else.
This leads us to our last attribute to enjoy life…
Live Well In Community
Living well with others is so IMPORTANT! In life we are always with people, so why not learn how to live with them in harmony?
Love your neighbor!
Loving your neighbor means being generous, kind, fair, and intentional to cultivate peace with those around you and those far from you.
A second component of living well in community is being thankful. Gratitude is vital for enjoying life. I listen to alot of successful people and the one commonality between all of them is that they are always grateful.
The plan says it perfectly. “Kindness breeds kindness, gratitude breeds gratitude and makes life much better!
That’s it, those are my thoughts on the 4 attributes to enjoy life!
I am intentionally practicing these attributes everyday and I can already feel my life being so much brighter.
What are some ways you are going to apply these 4 attitudes? If you already apply some of these attitudes to your life, how have they helped you live life better?
Comment down below, and let me know!
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