Know who you are. Strive to love yourself for all of your unique, exceptional and distinctive qualities. Embrace your right to be happy. Get in touch with all the small, silly and substantial things that make you smile. They are uniquely yours. You have your own blissful happiness support system deep inside of you.
If you’ve lived through them once, than you can definitely have them again. Just because things may seem bad right now doesn’t mean that tomorrow they will be.
Stop worrying about the worst that could happen, especially in social situations. So what if you fall flat on your face? Or get spinach stuck in your teeth? Or accidentally head butt your date when leaning in for a kiss? Learn to laugh at yourself both when it happens and afterward. Turn it into a funny story that you can share with others. It lets them know that you’re not perfect and makes you feel more at ease, too. It’s also an attractive quality for someone to be able to laugh at themselves and not take themselves too seriously!
Just because someone is a different shape, size, or color than you doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve to have self confidence as well. Give people around you reasons to make them think that they are beautiful. If you do that to others, it will make you feel good, and you’ll realize that beauty is abundant - around you and within you.
Forgive those who have hurt you- it’ll make you a better person and make you more likeable anyway. The happiness is another bonus.
If it’s not a big deal to you, it shouldn’t be an issue to others. But remember, laughing at something that really injures your self-esteem is a no. It just gives others the feeling that they too can do that to you.
Not in the past or the future. When you live in the present moment, instead of worrying about the future and those things you cannot control, you can focus on those experiences and personal relationships that bring you the most pleasure, no matter how small.
Find something that gives your life meaning, be it being a great friend, sibling, parent, grandparent, teacher, neighbor, etc. Once you have found something to live for, you’ll live better.
Today is a new day. There are opportunities and blessings waiting for you. Open up your heart to receive them. Look on the bright side of the day. You are going to meet people today that will respond to your smile, your small acts of kindness. Be willing to take time to listen to someone, to visit someone, to call someone on the phone.
