What can make me appreciate life?

Question

Life has not always been great, like for most of us,
but sometimes i loose on what is good on life anymore
and whats the point?
any tips?

Answer 1

Sure, what you can do is write down all that is going well in your life, from the simplest thing (a roof over your head, daily food, your family's support) to the more complex (maybe you have a graduate degree, belong to an intricate network of professionals, etc..) Look it over daily and you'll see that your life is pretty good.

Answer 2

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and really it is the simplist things in life. Remember when you were a kid and you really looked at the cloud and the flowers and the trees and what goes around us all the time but were to busy to appreciate. It's those things.
Stop and smell the coffee and then stop go outside and smell the roses you will be better for it i promise.

Answer 3

Well I sometimes used to feel that way too - so will tell ya what worked for me..

Getting hung up on the day to day crap like how ya look, the material things you have or don't have, how fulfilled etc your job is - I think these are all bound to lead to unhappiness at some point.. sociologists sometimes refer to some of these things as 'false needs'..

So for me it is seeing the wider picture.. learning about life whether through philosophy, psychology, sociology, history etc.. I love knowing the bigger picture outside me and my woes..

That in turn makes me just wonder at how amazing life is..and how utterly insignificant I am in the great scheme of things!

Here in the west we are so lucky to have the luxury of wanting to chase happiness/fulfillment - in some countries and historically, life is/was hard.

To appreciate life you need to look around you - socially all the things you take for granted were build or made by someone else..if it were not for the inventions and innovations of others your house would not be so adorned etc

In nature there are infinite things which should, when you step out of yourself make ya just wonder.. and feel glad to be alive.



Hoping you find what works for you.

Answer 4

Help others, volunteer at a children's hospital and you will see what real problems are. Count your blessings and try to learn that rain falls on everyone not just you. If u are still on the green side of the grass you aren't that bad off get a hobby, volunteer to read to children at a local hospital or try volunteering to read for some older folks at a local care home.. You are probably just having a down day, this too shall pass.. Occupy your mind w/positive thoughts. Things will get better, I promise, ddmd's daddy , good luck!

Answer 5

we always think that other peoples problems are less than our own. i was once told that if everybody in the world could pile all their worries and cares in a pile and you could pick out any one of them you would always pick your own, as when you look at it, you know your own worries, other peoples may look less on the outside but are usually far beyond what you can see.

don't wallow in self pity, do some good for other people, do voluntary work with a local charity or other such place, that would really teach you to appreciate life.
i spent 3 years as a teenager [late teens]working as a volunteer with young adults with downs syndrome and similar problems and they attack life with so much zest and enthusiasm, with so much excitement that you get carried away for them. I only gave it up when i had my children as i did not have the time to give anymore, but i still volunteer a couple of hours a week in different areas.
you get back from volunteering so much more than you put in. your local volunteer bureau can help if you are interested.

Answer 6

Guinnese book of World Records...kinda puts you into a different mind set.

Then read the life of Mother Theresa

Then the biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, some books by Maya Angelou and finally....get a great cook book.

If that doesn't do it, voluteer for an AIDS shelter/hospice.

Answer 7

Please consider checking out the book LOVING WHAT IS, by Byron Katie. or www.thework.com

Buddha taught all suffering arises from desire and aversion. And he said there is a way out of suffering.

All desire and aversion are based on thoughts. Investigate those thoughts, try to find the root.

You weren't born thinking anything was good/bad, right/wrong. That's why life felt so free and joyful when you were really little.

I leave it up to you whether you want to check this out or not. I know it's worked wonders in my life. And I choose to love what is.

One can argue with reality, but they'll lose. But only 100% of the time.

Answer 8

Go visit a homeless shelter. You will see people who have nothing to eat, no place to sleep, and no family left. That will make you appreciate the little things in life that you take for granted!!! You should thank God everyday for the blessings you have. Just remember that no matter how bad you think you have it... someone out there has it worse!!!

Answer 9

Go to a third world country! Dont use an excuse like I cant, what about my job, I cant afford it, blah blah blah. Just DO IT! I did, and I will never be the same, I appreciate grocery stores for goodness sake! sometimes you have to get rid of everything to appreciate something

Answer 10

Look beyond the horizon. Nothing's permenant, so taking a deep breath and trying to change your perspective makes everything seem different -- better or worse. I'm assuming that by appreciation you mean the ups and downs, so just go with it and let the possibilities roll in.