Sooner or later there comes a point in our lives when we feel a little lost. In life, we have to make many decisions.

There are a lot of things that we don't know anything about. Naturally, all this makes us constantly think about what is the meaning of our life. In addition, each of us in life bears many obligations on our shoulders. Therefore, it is not surprising that sometimes we may feel astray. We are all humans.

We are by nature arranged in such a way that we want to know the answers to all questions. Unfortunately, life works differently. All that remains for us is simply to make the most of the resources that we have.

So here are 11 things we need to remember when it starts to feel like you've lost your way in life.

1. Always remember that the situation that exists in your life today will not last forever. The best is yet to come.

You don't need to have all the answers right now. Just breathe and keep enjoying your journey. Don't take life too seriously. Keep trying and don't lose faith in yourself. So you will certainly find yourself where you want to be.

2. Sometimes it turns out that bad events happen so that we can become happier in the future.

We are not always able to say how this or that event in life will affect our future. However, it often happens that the most difficult trials in our lives prepare us for something truly magnificent and incredible.

Do not give up. Keep going through these trials and reach out to your family and friends for support when the going gets tough. After surviving a thunderstorm, you will get the opportunity to admire an incredibly beautiful rainbow.

3. If you don't like your life today, take action. You are not a tree, but a person. You are able to make adjustments in your own life.

We are all capable of making decisions in life. However, it often happens that just the thought that we need to take the next step, as it were, paralyzes our mind. As a result, we continue to do work that we hate, and continue to live in cities in which we do not like to live, only because all this is familiar and understandable to us.

However, in order to live a full life and be as happy as possible, we need change. Your life is in your hands. Only you decide what it will be. Make sure you always listen to what your heart is telling you.

4. You won't be able to start writing a new chapter of your life as long as you keep rereading the previous one.

Remember that you need to look back only to understand how far you have come, and not at all to dream of turning back time and returning to where you once were.

When you feel lost, remember what your past has taught you and keep looking forward. Focus on the good things ahead of you.

5. If you are unable to open a door, then you do not need to open it at all.

Then you feel confused, remember that when you reach a dead end, you can always turn back and go the other way. There are thousands of roads in life that you can take. Maybe you are still looking for the path destined for you. Take your time and don't rush your destiny.

6. Sometimes you need to take a little break. Take a breath and remind yourself of who you are and where exactly you are going in life.

Sometimes we feel lost in life because we just haven't had enough time to figure out who we are and where we're going. Set aside time for a walk or go on a trip for some time, away from the bustle and noise of the city. This will give you the opportunity to know yourself better.

7. Sometimes you need to talk to a 3-year-old child in order to look at life optimistically again.

Adults sometimes lose hope because they have had to experience a lot and endure a lot in life. Life sometimes makes us tough, cynical and withdrawn. However, one conversation with a 3-year-old child can fix all this. Little children know perfectly well what the secret of life is.

8. Listen to silence and you will hear what it has to say. Take it seriously.

When you feel lost in life, remember that sometimes you just need to sit in silence and listen to what she has to say. In other words, sometimes it is necessary to immerse yourself in a state of rest. That way you will know exactly what you need.

9. Sometimes you need to stop thinking too much and just go where your heart leads you.

Maybe you feel confused because you think too much. In order to find your true path in life, you need to trust your intuition and never give up. Be persistent and don't let negative thoughts get the better of you.

10. In order to move forward, you do not need to know the answers to all questions.

Sometimes it turns out that after taking just one step, you will already see a staircase leading up to the door that you have long dreamed of opening. To live happy life, you do not need to have a detailed plan for all your actions.

At certain points, all it takes is simply to make a decision that your heart agrees with. No need to just sit and wait for the answer to the question that has been tormenting you for a long time to appear before you, as if by magic.

11. Never stop believing. Remember that miracles happen every day.

The most important thing you need to do when you feel lost is to keep believing in yourself and in the power of the universe. We begin to suffer when this very suffering should teach us something.

If there were no dark moments in our lives, then we would not be able to fully enjoy those moments when everything is good in our life. You will find your way. Just keep going and don't let negative thoughts lead you astray.

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We all have our big and important goals. But achieving them requires quite significant changes in both habits and daily routine. Stock up on patience and perseverance. And most importantly - do not lose zeal on the way to your goals.

However, theory is much easier than practice 🙂 Even if you just love your job and believe in your mission 100%, there are times when you have to complete completely uninteresting (but absolutely necessary) tasks. And in these daily chores, we lose our zeal, not only for small tasks, but for our big dreams too.

1. Determine what inspires you

Maybe a big new house? A promotion with a corresponding salary? Traveling around the world with your family? Think about it and set yourself not just a big one - a GIANT goal. If nothing comes to your mind, don't despair. Try the next trick.

Sit comfortably, close your eyes and relax completely. Imagine what would bring you great joy. It doesn't have to be something material or even physical. It could be the smile on your mother's face or the opportunity to spend more time with your loved one. Imagine it, feel your emotions, and write it down as your goal.

2. Don't lose sight of your goal

The problem is that we usually lose leaflets and notebooks in which we write down our goals ... But even if our list of goals is at hand, who wants to read and reread dry words every day? And why not turn the words into something more colorful and inspiring!

Let's say you'd like to go on vacation to the south of France. Go to Yandex or Google and find the most seductive picture of the Mediterranean coast of France and stick it on the wall in a place where you would see it every day. Collect pictures that illustrate each goal on your personal list. It could be pictures of places or objects, photos of you, numbers (like your salary), or even words (like “inspiration” or “joy”). Collect all these illustrations and stick them in a visible place. You can imagine how much better this will inspire you than any wording on paper.

3. Celebrate your accomplishments

Be sure to celebrate the accomplishment of each of your goals. It doesn't matter if it was a big or small victory. By celebrating your every accomplishment, no matter how significant, you will build up positive feelings of success that will help you keep reaching whatever goals you set. This feeling is a great motivation on the way to dreams!

4. Choose who you communicate with

Your mother was right, although she did not explain everything to you completely. Choose your friends carefully. Life is finite and it is worth spending it with people of the same mindset. If you are looking for inspiration and motivation, spend time with uplifted and inspired people. The energy is contagious and you will soon start thinking like your friends. Try to choose friends who are not just "on a good wavelength", but who are genuinely happy and positive. Invite such a friend to dinner, chat with him, go to a party together or just for a cup of coffee - you embody the people with whom you communicate.

5. Share the love

Last but not least, inspire others. You will be amazed how inspiring it is to share your inspiration and motivation. What's more, when you put your emotions into words, you reinforce those emotions.

Train your inspiration muscle by trying these simple tricks. When you are surrounded only by motivating factors, images and faces, it is much more difficult to go astray. And the path itself will become more fun and easier!

yours,
Irina Khlimonenko
and the Silva method team

P.S. As always, we look forward to your comments! What is your giant goal?

Minimalism is not a goal, it is a path, an exciting journey towards yourself. It is quite natural that during this endless voyage, different questions arise, new circumstances and old habits intervene. Perhaps - and this happens especially often at the beginning of the road - you are faced with the question: "how not to start accumulating too much again and not return to a situation that you, at times, with great difficulty, managed to budge."

I bring to your attention a few guiding tricks that can make it easier to move in the chosen direction.

Try to keep in mind the reason why you decided to get rid of unnecessary things.

Did you want to increase the free space in the house or spend less energy on cleaning and spend the freed up time with the people who matter to you? Maybe you decided to take a more conscious approach to consumption in general and track your habits in particular - each of them has their own reasons for getting acquainted with minimalism and it is important to constantly keep them in sight.

Keep yourself inspired.

This is especially important at the stage of active getting rid of the superfluous, when it seems there is no end to it. View photos of minimalist interiors, wardrobes, get inspired by nature, its simple natural colors, get acquainted with the work of minimalist artists and photographers. It is useful to communicate with like-minded people, ask questions and discuss difficult moments.

Develop and reinforce new habits.

For example, it is useful to learn how to perform some small tasks immediately, without delay: wash the plate right after eating, come home without delay to change clothes and hang clothes in their places, without delay fixing minor breakdowns in the form of a seam on a garment that has come off, a loose button or a loose screw in fastening the cabinet door - it can be anything. It is important that you acquire and fix a skill that helps you to stand firmly on the chosen path of reasonable and rational use of various resources, including time.

Buy carefully and consciously.

Try to avoid compulsive shopping so that you don’t bring home what you don’t need again and ruin the already existing fruits of clearing space. Try to have free days where you don't buy anything other than the bare necessities, such as groceries.

Notice which area is causing the most trouble. where the superfluous and useless accumulate most quickly.

It can be skin care and decorative cosmetics, household chemicals, hosiery and underwear compartment of a chest of drawers, and so on. Analyze why clutter settles there the fastest, why you buy more than you need, and how it turns out that what is already there is lost sight of.

All sorts of stops and difficulties are inevitable on any path. There is no need to be afraid of them and be too demanding of yourself - everyone has their own comfortable pace of immersion in a new reality. Minimalism is not a competition, it's a way of thinking and a way of life that everyone goes their own way. Appreciate yourself and your home, love what you do, get inspired, try new things and you will definitely find in this philosophy what you need, close and like for you.

Good luck my dears. How not to stray from the path of your life. And how do you know if you're on the right track? You will get the answer to these questions by reading this parable.

How not to go astray.

— Master, how not to stray from the Path? Is there a secret?

- There are two of them. The first secret is that if what you already know is around you, or what is familiar to you is happening, then you are going anywhere, but not on the path.

The path is that which you do not know. This is the unknown, you cannot imagine it, you cannot assume anything, therefore you cannot make it your goal, achieve it or know it.

What you know should be left behind. Otherwise, you stopped.

The second rule - if you go right, then you are filled, if you go wrong, then you are wasted.

It does not matter whether pleasure or unpleasantness happens to you.

Pleasures drink the forces of life no less than troubles. Your strength will go away from melancholy and pride, they will go away from bragging and pride. Labor can also become empty and take away your strength entirely. Everything that absorbs your strength is a sure sign that you have strayed from the Path. As soon as your deeds begin to fill you, know that you are going right.

— Master, how can I understand whether I am wasted or filled.

“Start with a sense of wasted time. As soon as you realize that time is wasted, immediately quit this business ...