After spending the weekend visiting my nephew at college and some time for self reflection I came up with some takeaways and tips for living life. So many times we get caught up in ourselves and may even become overwhelmed by our thoughts or our surroundings. Like any new stage of life college is a huge transition and not just for the student for the whole family! Being on a college campus can bring up a lot of what ifs, should haves, and maybe ifs.
Here is a list of tips for anyone working on their adventure of life:
1. Spend time with your family. Even if they make you crazy!
2. Work hard even when you don’t think anyone is watching.
3. Dance even if you know people are watching.
4. Listen to your gut!
5. Take a time out!
Sometimes we all have things to get done that we don’t really want to do… but for now those things are our jobs and we need to simply step up and do our jobs… and do those jobs to the best of our ability
ALWAYS listen to your gut! This is mindfulness 101 - listen to your warning signs and before you make any crazy big decisions listen to what your body is saying!
This weekend actually ended up being pretty stressful for me… and if we are being really honest I actually lost it at breakfast… yep breakfast… I’m still not exactly sure what happened other than I was feeling overwhelmed from every direction and tears just started dripping down my face….
I quickly excused myself to the bathroom…. Seriously the world's smallest bathroom… like the size of a bathroom in an airplane…. And my sister followed me because she knew I was upset… so there we were two not so tiny people in the worlds smallest bathroom….
I felt terrible for leaving the table…. But I needed to listen to myself and I step away for a few minutes….
Do not be afraid to take that time for yourself! I mean I don’t recommend that you do it in the middle of breakfast…. And honestly had i listened to my gut earlier then i would have given myself that break much earlier and not waited until there were tears rolling down my face…
6. Make time for fun!
YES! Make time for fun…. I don’t care if you plan that fun in advance have spur of the moment, fly by the seat of your pants kind of fun
7. Try new things. -
Join a club, take a class, go kayaking, climb a mountain try something that you have never tried before
8. Go outside!
Take a walk, just sit in your backyard, visit the grand canyon do something outside!
9. Be prepared for anything!
And be open to what that anything may be! But seriously have a first aid kit nearby, keep your phone charged, and who knows what life may bring
10. Put your phone away! Not right now - after you finish listening to this podcast!
Seriously- over the last week I actually had to talk to both of my parents about their screen time… i’m not kidding….. I know we are all guilty of it…. But hey that new iphone update that tells you how much screen time you have used is horrifying… stop wasting your life sitting on your phone! GO out and have an adventure!
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