It’s really important to enjoy life. It is the one chance we have – it certainly isn’t a rehearsal.
Why are we always in such a hurry? Does it matter if we are two minutes later getting somewhere? Slow down, take your time, breathe deeply, quieten the inner chatter and enjoy living – just be.
It’s so easy to take things for granted. We should consider our blessings – the next time we feel fed up just list the things you’re grateful for, including the opportunity to make positive changes in life.
1. See what’s important to you. Not what’s important to other people, what makes you happy. List the key things.
2. Live in the present. The past and the future only exist in your head. This is called Mindfulness, which is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.
3. Care for the right people. Show your love for the key people in your life. Be kind to other people. Ignore people who point out your mistakes and bring you down.
4. Don’t compromise your values but keep your mind open. Trust your instincts but don’t condemn others for their views without trying to understand their point of view
If you don’t, then either hit the back arrow or click the button to go back to look at another exercise.
If you do, then carry on down the page and follow the instructions.
If you want to include this exercise in your action plan, select Yes from on the right then click the green button saying ‘Include this exercise’.
Sadly you’ll go back to the top of this page – please scroll down and fill in the bits that appear before here.
See the action plans you have created, and click the button to copy the action plan title in the one you want to associate this exercise with. A box will appear with the name of the action plan shown – click the grey button to the left of it. It will wobble and this will copy the title of the action plan into the clipboard. Then hit the X in the top corner to close that box.
Then click below where it says ‘Paste here’ and right click to paste the action plan title into the box and press the green button.
Now you’ve copied the action plan title, paste it on the right and press the green button. After a short pause you will be taken to a page where you will set up your own version of this exercise.
Now you’ve copied the action plan title, paste it on the right and press the green button. After a short pause you will be taken to a page where you will set up your own version of this exercise.
Please bear with us while we set up your own version of this exercise. It will take a short while.
Now you’ve planned your exercise, you will be sent to the page for monitoring how you’re getting on with it.
Press the green button every time you want to add details of when you do the exercise. When you’ve decided how you feel about the exercise, you can fill in the last bits saying how you found it, then press the ‘Update Your Exercise’ button.
Times of change can be a challenge, no doubt! Whether it’s a relationship breakup, job loss, or being diagnosed with a serious health issue. Or you may WANT things to be different, but it feels a little scary or overwhelming. The butterfly reminds us change can be beautiful, even necessary, in order to realize our full potential and live our best life.
