6 Daily Reminders Everyone Needs To Keep in Mind

There’s no doubt about the fact that life is hard enough. You won’t always succeed with everything, and that’s okay. Holding on to something as simple as daily reminders can keep you going and motivated to move forward. Even if it’s easy to feel stuck in life, all you need is the reminder to keep going.

There is a short and powerful quotation by Chuck Palahniuk that states simply: “This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.”

In our day-to-day rush to get everything accomplished, it can be easy to forget how precious each day, hour, and minute of our life truly is.

If you’re finding it hard to keep moving forward and you’re dwelling on difficult emotions, you need daily reminders to help you get through tough times. Remember, your negative emotions or situations will never define you. But it will define you if that’s where you remain for a prolonged period.

# Sleep is good

Yes, this seems like a strange place to start. But everything starts with this.

One of the first things we tend to do when we think about improving our own lives is to think about the things that we need to add to our to-do list. This is dangerous – a richer life does not necessarily mean a busier life!

Beyond this, sleep is important for a number of health reasons, and being well-rested will definitely help you to enjoy the activities and people that are already a part of your life. You can always start reaching your goals and doing whatever it is you want to do after you’ve got at least 7 hours of sleep every night.

If you don’t take care of your health first by getting a good night’s sleep, not only do you have a weaker immunity, you’re also less awake during the day. You just won’t be able to move forward in the right mind if you’re constantly fatigued.

# Live in wonder

There’s so much beauty and wonder all around us, in every second of our lives. A daily reminder to remember is to explore your world as if you were a child again, and pay attention to the little details. Stop and stare at a flower blooming through the cracks in the pavement, take a deep breath and smell the fresh air, and look closely at the things you normally ignore.

As we grow up, we overlook everything that would once captivate us. Slow down, take a breath, and soon enough, you’ll learn to be more aware of the present, and learn to absorb happiness from your surroundings.

# You are worthy of being loved

All of us feel unloved and lonely now and then, even the ones in relationships. But that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve love or affection. You need to remember every day that love starts with you.

If you love yourself, only then can you allow love to flow into you from others, and from the world around you. Set aside just one minute of your day, look into the mirror, and compliment yourself. It may be the most insignificant detail, but it shows that you love yourself, even in the smallest of ways. That’s a great start to welcome love into your life.

# People will let you down

This is an inevitable truth and daily reminder that you need to keep in mind. Sometimes, people will let you down, and that’s okay. We all have our own problems, commitments, and distractions. And if someone doesn’t keep their word, or decides to flake on you, it isn’t a judgment on you. It has absolutely nothing to do with you.

You should never accept that people hurt you because of who you are. They hurt you because of them, who they are, their beliefs, or their problems.

# Don’t change for anyone but for yourself

Love yourself, and never change who you are for anyone but yourself. There will always be people who enter your life, your colleagues, your friends, or even a partner or a parent, who’d want you to change to suit their needs.

Revel in who you are, and stay true to yourself – even if it means being more sensitive or loyal to a fault. Change a part of yourself if you must, but only for yourself if you think it’ll improve you, not because others want you to.

# Show gratitude

Every single day! This is a really important daily reminder that all of us know, but never really care about. It seems like such a waste of time. Gratitude? It seems silly. But guess what, it works!

Every morning, wake up and thank the universe for a few things you’re grateful for. You won’t see any change in a day or even a week. But give it a month of showing gratitude every day, and you’ll feel lighter, happier, and more positive about everything you have in your life.