A couple of years ago there was a lady who
said you know it's the little things that
I will miss. Watching our favourite TV show,
you know all curled up on the couch together
or taking a stroll on the beach, just spending
time together doing nothing. Well, this old
woman once said that at her husband's funeral
and you know the strength, the pride and the
incredible wisdom with the way she said all
of this, well those words have stuck with
me ever since. It's very easy to get distracted
by a million of different things in our busy
world but how often do we take few moments
to focus on the small and simple parts of
our lives. Well, how much time do we actually
take to enjoy the little things around us,
the little things in our life? Well if I'm
being honest with myself I must admit that
I rarely take time to enjoy the little things
in life because I’m also too busy with my
work. I'm just worrying too much about what
happened in the past or probably what am I
gonna do in my future, planning my day, meeting
people oh my god the life seems to be so complex.
So you know because of these things you hardly
get any time to enjoy the small pleasures
of life and I know that's really sad. It's
a bad habit and I need to change that but
up until this point, I haven't really learned
what to do about it. So if you are also like
me you just struggle to sit down back and
you know enjoy the simple things in life then
yes this session is for you. Well, I am Niharika
and you're watching Skillopedia the place
to learn skills for the real world. In today's
session, we are gonna help you to bring peace
to your aching soul which actually means that
I'm gonna help you to just enjoy these small
pleasures in life.
What’s the first thing that you can do?
Greet each day with a walk and a smile. Yes,
the morning hours are very, very busy and
stressful but they are also considered as
the most peaceful ones. Now usually mornings
lean to the hectic side isn't it but it's
not that people don't want to begin their
day on a peaceful note but it's always you
know the stress of getting kids to school,
getting to work, cooking breakfast, cooking
lunch, fitting time for breakfast and exercise.
Crazy, mornings are crazy. Now even though
mornings can be so stressful try to greet
each day with a short walk and a smile. Now
there is nothing that will help you appreciate
your blessings and the surroundings. Well,
just take a quick walk, a quick stroll and
see the difference. Now if you combine a short
walk with a smile on your face, you will enjoy
the little things in life for years to come.
So do that without fail.
Well here's another thing that you can do
to enjoy the little pleasures. Celebrate the
little things, you know give yourself permission
to do that but how do you do it? Well, here's
how you can celebrate your small wins in life.
Celebrate good weather, I mean look at this,
this is just the perfect weather and I'm loving
it. Take a friend out and buy her a coffee
or just go for a walk with your friend. If
your friend has mastered a new skill, oh come
on go ahead appreciate that you know you need
to celebrate their achievement. Celebrate
getting through a daunting task with doing
something you enjoy. You know buy a small
gift for yourself, go for a spa, enjoy a small
evening walk, oh my god there are so many
things that you can do to make yourself happy,
to celebrate those little things. I mean it's
not necessary that something big should happen
and that is the only time when you will celebrate,
you know people generally celebrate their
birthdays, their anniversaries but why not
celebrate every single day right?
Well, this one is the one that I totally love
and believe in express gratitude. Now before
you go to sleep each night expressing gratitude
loud brings many benefits. It allows you to
become conscious of the wonderful blessings
you enjoyed in your day or you have enjoyed
in your life. It helps you to maintain a positive
attitude and it also helps you to notice the
little things that others might not even be
aware of. So time for you to show gratitude,
it's up to you how you choose to express your
gratitude. Some do it loud; some do it by
writing down in a journal. Some people mention
it to their friends. So you know there are
different ways of being grateful or you can
also tell them personally. You can choose
whatever method you are comfortable with but
do it.
Well, it's time for you to enjoy with friends
and family. Yes you know there are times when
we just take our friends and family for granted.
Sometimes the stressed day gets in our way
and we just don't care about the people around
us and we just walk into our room, shut the
door and go to bed but what's the point? You
know why not spend that quality time with
your people with the people that you love?
What are you gonna gain out of this by just
shutting your doors? Well, you’re gonna
be more stressed and definitely not gonna
have a good morning the next day. So enjoying
these simple pleasures of life you don't need
any bells and whistles to enjoy with people.
If you truly want to enjoy the simple things
in life but spending time with your friends
and family really helps and I believe that
it is essential to do that.
So friends don't wait for anyone or you know
get too busy in your lives. Enjoy these little
things in life because you never know what's
in store for you. You know you tell me how
do you enjoy little things in your life? Probably
you can also share it with me, just comment
in the box and I would love to read them out
for you, till then you take care and I'll
be back with a new lesson just keep smiling.
