10 Things to Remind Yourself Daily

Here's a list of 10 things that you should remind yourself of daily. Feel free to bookmark this page to come back to when you're feeling lost. If you have anything you'd like to add, I'd love to hear it in the comments below. Enjoy! 

1. "The point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment." -Alan Watts

It seems that life has become nothing but a race to reach an imaginary point where we believe that our happiness waits for us. When I get a new job... When I meet the love of my life... When I'm making more money... Then I'll be happy.

Here's the truth: That "point" is an illusion. It's a hologram that you are projecting in front of you. It's like a carrot with a string attached being dangled in front your face that you're never going to catch. As you move forward in life, so does the projection and so your happiness will always be just outside of your reach.

“You do not need to know precisely what is happening, or exactly where it is all going. What you need is to recognize the possibilities and challenges offered by the present moment, and to embrace them with courage, faith and hope." -Thomas Merton

2. You don't have to know all of the answers.

Think about the excitement that children have while discovering the world around them. Not knowing is what makes life an adventure. Don't get too bogged down trying to figure everything out now. The answers will come when it's time. It's your job to trust that they are waiting for you in each moment when they are needed. With that in mind, bring your attention back to the present moment where the lesson is being taught. "To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float." -Alan Watts

3. You are always enough.

Realize that your self-image is a very inaccurate reflection of your potential. When you step outside of your comfort zone to try something that you've never done before, you find capabilities within yourself that you never knew you had. "You are not born as a fixed entity, but only as an infinite potentiality.” -Osho

4. "The things you are passionate about are not random; they are your calling." -Fabienne Fredrickson

Stop thinking about money for a second and think about what it is that makes you feel alive. Passion is your indication that you are aligned with your purpose. "If you can't figure out your purpose, figure out your passion; for your passion will lead you right into your purpose." -T.D. Jakes

5. You always have things to be grateful for.

The key to finding happiness is gratefulness. No matter how bad things are or how little you have, things could always be worse and you could always have less. If you can't find happiness in what you have now, what makes you think that you'd be happy with more? Count your blessings daily and then watch them multiple. "No matter what the situation is...close your eyes and think of all the things you could be grateful for in your life right now. Once your heart opens, you'll see the abundance around you." -Deepak Chopra

6. You don't need a reason to help people.

One of the most rewarding things that we can do in this life is to help others in need. Compassion is the force that connects us, and we need unity now more than ever. "We rise by lifting others." -Robert Ingersoll


7. The past is meant to guide you, not define you.

Mistakes are the best teacher. Learn from your mistakes but never attach them to your self-identity. By living in guilt and regret you are not allowing yourself to grow to express your full potential. We grow by rising above our mistakes rather than dwelling on them. You can't rewrite your story, but you can write a better chapter now if you stop reliving the past.

8. Suffering has a purpose, but nothing is permanent. 

"Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could spare them from all suffering? No, it wouldn't. They would not evolve as human beings and would remain shallow, identified with the external form of things. Suffering drives you deeper. The paradox is that suffering is caused by identification with form and erodes identification with form. A lot of it is caused by the ego, although eventually suffering destroys the ego--but not until you suffer consciously." -Eckhart Tolle

9. What others think of you is their reality, not yours. 

It doesn't matter what others think of you. If you dwell on the perceptions of others then it will become a part of your self-identity and thus your reality. Let go of the need to gain approval from others. Embrace who you are right now, knowing that you are perfect just the way you are. Only one person needs to see this, and that is you. 

10. "The world is changed by your example, not your opinion." -Paulo Coelho

“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” -Lao Tzu

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