My Recipe for a Meaningful Life

 

 

 

    Be Positive.

Often times everything seems to be going wrong, but we all have to remember to stay positive. When you think in a positive way you overcome obstacles more easily. Life is hard it is not easy.  Therefore, we all need to remember to see the beauty of life, and not concentrate on the bad things. A positive person is a happy person.

  

Be yourself

A lot of times, people change who they are in order to “fit in.” The thing is that no matter how much you change, people will always find something wrong with you. This is why, we should all be ourselves, and love ourselves. As it says in the song “Live your Life” by T.I, “Never mind what haters say, ignore them 'til they fade away.”  As T.I said, ignore the haters, and just be you! Remember, that it’s better to be unique than to be a copy.

                 

Enjoy your life

One of the simplest things we can do is enjoy life. Enjoy the small and big moments in life because life is too short. A lot of times we get stuck with work or school, and we forget to have fun. So take a moment to spend time with your friends, or do something you enjoy doing.  It is also important to fallow your dreams. Never give up on you dreams, Always fight for them! In all, I’d like to end this post with an introduction message that T.I sings in his song “Live your Life.” Its a beautiful, empowering message.

 

“Life is an interesting journey,
You never know where it'll take you.
Peaks and valleys, twists and turns,
You can get the surprise of your life.
Sometimes on the way to where your going,
You may think 'this is the worst time of my life',
But you know what?
At the end of the road, through all the adversity,
You get where ever you wanted to be, you remember,
Whatever don't kill you, make you stronger.
And all the adversity was worth it…”

-T.I

 

 

 

 

 

Success

 

What is success?  What defines success? Recently I found the answer to that question in an essay called “Measuring Success” by Rennée Loth. Loth said, “I found the definitions of success are mutable, shifting along with our changing values.” (272) I agree, the definition of success changes throughout our life time because our values change. In other words, success does not have a definite definition. For example, when I was in high school I defined success as being rich and happy. Today, I no longer consider having a lot of money as part of being successful. I definitely think there is more to success than being rich. Success is being happy, and content with what you have accomplished. As I said, success does not have a definite definition because success is many things. Ultimately, everyone has their own idea of what success means. So, what does success mean to you?

 

Morrie Blog Post

In the story, Tuesday with Morrie, Morrie teaches Mitch many life learning lessons. One of those lessons that Morrie talks to Mitch about is living each day fully. Morrie tells Mitch, “We really don’t experience the world fully, because we’re half asleep, doing things we automatically think we have to do.” (83) People often walk around like zombies they do not appreciate life. People tend to get stuck with their working routine, and never live past that. As Morrie says we do things “automatically” like robots. Often times we forget that we only have one life to live. People have to learn how to take chances, and appreciate everything that life has to offer. There is more to life than just working, or going to school. Life is about building relationships, doing the things we love, and stopping by to smell the roses. In the end, when you live life fully you will be more happy than if you do not.