5 Gentle Wisdoms That Make Life Worth Living
Harsh life advice has had its day.
Life advice shouldn’t yell at you — it should whisper.
It should gently land on you in a way that makes — no, allows — you to think, to absorb it in your own time, in your own way.
Especially now, especially in a world that’s been tipped upside down by a pandemic.
Life advice given in a SHOUTY!!! voice makes me smile. Because it seems like the person giving it has life sorted; they know what they’re doing. When I’m not sure anyone does — ever.
Life Won’t Do What You Tell It To
The trouble with all life advice is that it tries to impose law and order onto the business of living. But life’s chaotic and unpredictable — and it doesn’t always react well to being told what to do.
Still, it’s important to develop an approach that allows you to see and pursue opportunity — and to cope well with whatever difficulties come your way.
And happiness remains a worthy goal — as long as you know what it looks like to you and you don’t set the bar so high that you constantly feel you’re falling short.
Here are five ideas for making life worthwhile — or at least to think about amidst the madness.
