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Are you Living or Just Existing – 9 Signs You’re Wasting Your Life
Life can’t always be rosy, but how much of your life satisfies you? Are you truly living or just letting time pass by? Here are nine signs that you’re wasting your energy. If this resonates with you, it’s time for a change! Much in our life can be transformed to make our incarnation worthwhile. It’s never too late to start!
HOW OFTEN DO YOU DO WHAT YOU LOVE?
How much time do you spend doing things you love professionally or personally? Activities that bring pleasure or have some significant return for you? Of course, some realities are so challenging that there’s little room for anything other than hard work to pay bills. But even then, you should make time for personal projects and activities that nourish the soul, not just the bank account. If nothing you do has a deeper meaning or brings comfort, then you’re wasting your life or the little time in your life that could be just for you.
SIGNS YOU’RE WASTING YOUR LIFE – HOW DO YOU TREAT YOURSELF?
Does that inner voice we all have, born from our self-judgment (and sometimes from others’ opinions of us) encourage or depress you? Some people are very hard on themselves, demanding flawless and perfect performance all the time. This energy expenditure and mental strain make life regress, not progress. Of course, we shouldn’t just pat ourselves on the back and remain selfish and immature. But self-forgiveness (with balanced criticism, reflection, and change) is life. Anything else is a sheer waste of time.
HOW MUCH DO YOU CARE FOR YOURSELF?
Many people care for their body and appearance because they hate themselves, not because they love themselves. The goal is to look prettier, younger, and thinner. The pretext is health and self-love, but few people in gyms are there because they love themselves. Most don’t accept themselves and aim for an unattainable aesthetic standard. Exercising should be an act of love, preserving health, and physical and emotional well-being. If that’s not the goal, you’re wasting precious time chasing a fleeting material value. One day, age will catch up, and so will death. If you’ve moisturized your face, congratulations on being a hydrated, wrinkle-free corpse. But that’s it. What we take from this world isn’t about our physical form, appearance, or achievements. It’s about values and love. And the love we give ourselves is crucial too, determining the conditions under which we leave this world and how we’ll be received in the next. Loving oneself has more to do with acceptance than with a flat stomach and tons of makeup and cosmetic procedures. Don’t waste time; give yourself time.
DO YOU NOURISH YOUR SOUL, YOUR MIND?
When incarnated, we know feeding the body is essential to keeping us alive. But we often forget to nourish our minds and spirit. Just working is a tremendous waste of time. We need more to calm our souls and make life experiences meaningful and worthwhile. And how can we awaken consciousness if not through knowledge? Nowadays, there’s no excuse. Knowledge is widespread on the internet; we can read books online, and profiles produce incredible content on spirituality, philosophy, literature, politics, physics, astronomy, and other sciences. Embrace the information age to grow. Choose what you see, consume, follow, and where you spend your money and time.
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WAKE UP?
I don’t know about you, but there were times when I felt like crying (and sometimes did) as soon as the alarm rang. Nothing made sense; wasting my time on that felt pointless. If this happens to you, it’s time for a change because you’re wasting your life. A lot. Look for another job, invest in a course, change fields, cities, countries, change whatever you can. Sometimes, we think happiness is in one place but somewhere else. Maybe you’d be happier with a simpler job, and a more stable and peaceful life rather than dedicating all your time to aiming for the top of a career that consumes your most precious asset. Or perhaps, in your case, it’s the opposite. It doesn’t matter; what makes waking up in the morning worthwhile is personal. Still, feeling bad when the alarm goes off is indeed a severe sign that you’re wasting your life.
SIGNS YOU’RE WASTING YOUR LIFE – DO YOU PRACTICE ACCEPTANCE?
Talking about faith is easy; the challenge is applying it to life, to routine. When things don’t go as you hope, how do you react? Do you maintain clarity and emotional balance, or does the situation shake you? Exactly. It’s precisely at these times, when things don’t progress despite our efforts, that we should surrender to the universe and accept. It’s not just our will that counts, and we won’t always get what we want the way we want it. If we indulge in anger, criticism, and complaints, we’re wasting a lot of mental and spiritual energy that should be focused on solutions, adaptation, and acceptance. Acceptance saves time.
SIGNS YOU’RE WASTING YOUR LIFE – DO YOU STILL DREAM?
Life can drain us to the point where it feels like we’re surviving, not living. And we stop dreaming, stop making plans for the future. Or even when, in some cases, the present is so pleasant that aspiring for any change doesn’t cross our minds. That’s not good. We need to have plans, to dream! And it doesn’t have to be about the distant future; planning something for the next month or year is enough to create space for the lighter side of life to happen. Don’t stop making plans!
SIGNS YOU’RE WASTING YOUR LIFE – WHO DO YOU KEEP CLOSE?
Our relationships say a lot about us. There are people in our lives that we simply can’t stop interacting with. But outside of that circle, how much time do you waste on people not worth it? Toxic people? It’s essential to clarify that it’s not about choosing friends based on their vibes, as many imagine. Some think a good friend is a balanced one, without problems, always happy. Haven’t we all heard, “She’s so heavy, she’s so negative, she’s always got problems, yikes”? These champions of positive energy don’t realize that what counts is character heart. If someone is your friend but has a more burdened view of life, what’s the problem? You don’t know their reality or lack the empathy to realize that everything has a reason. Maybe life brought you together with this friend so that your more optimistic perspective could help them lead a lighter life. It’s an exchange, an equal relationship, not one where we need to receive something in return, even if that “thing” is seemingly “positive” energy. This is the idea of evolving, of awakening, for it’s by helping others that we grow; it’s by establishing genuine bonds that we evolve. Energy is something you give, but you get it back later.
The issue is recognizing who truly has a character worth relating to. And that doesn’t depend on energy, belief, success, failure, or life view (rarely does, unless the other person’s thoughts are criminal, for example). It’s the person you want to keep close to without ulterior motives, without expecting anything in return. Just being together is enough; it feels good. There’s an exchange, respect, love. It’s not worth wasting our time if it’s not like that.
“Because it was him, because it was me.”
Michel de Montaigne
DO YOU STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE?
“A snake that doesn’t move doesn’t hunt frogs,” my grandmother used to say. I believe much of life is in that phrase. Everything is in motion all the time, and we need to act in the material world for certain things to happen. Wanting to control everything, seeking security in every step, wastes time and prevents us from realizing certain dreams. Sometimes, we need to keep our feet on the ground, and sometimes, we need to take risks, step out of our comfort zone, and go beyond. Deep down, we always know when we’re facing such situations and when we’re on the brink of irresponsibility. Sometimes, it’s better to take a step back or two steps forward at the right moment. That’s maturity, that’s clarity, that’s living awake, knowing when to act, when to stop, and when to let life guide us.
“In nature, nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed.”
Antoine Lavoisier
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