Hey Friends,

Life is short. Live it to the fullest. You might have heard this saying many times before in so many books or motivational speeches and you might also think that it is much easier said than done, especially when you are going through some difficult times in your life. But let me tell you that this saying is really important if you wish to live a life without regrets.

Everybody wants to live a different kind of life but I think we all share some similarities. None of us would want to grow old and then look back at life and have regrets over things that we could have done which could have made their lives a little different to how it turned out to be. Life may not give us a second chance at that stage of life.

I often talk to my grandparents and listen to their words intently because they have so many​ experiences and I really learn a lot of life lessons from them. One such lesson that I keep on learning is to live life the way I want to and in such a way that when I look back upon life, I am filled with joy and pride and no​ regrets.

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I have some suggestions that will help you do the same.

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1. Spend More Time With Your Loved Ones

One of the most important aspects of anybody’s life is their loved ones. We all have our families, our friends, our best friends that we really care about and love deeply. When we are little children we really have a lot of fun with them but as we grow older, we seem to lose that touch and slowly, we become like tourists in each others’ life.

Due to work life or other factors, we are not able to spend as much time with our loved ones as we should and this will surely be a regret to you later in life. So, make sure that no matter how busy you are, you take some time out for your loved ones and have some good memories with them.

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2. Take More Risks

Many people talk about how they wasted their entire lives doing things that they didn’t like at all instead of pursuing their dreams. This makes me feel so sad because we all get one chance at life and to look back at life and see it as wasted must be really saddening. After all, we all have desires, dreams, hopes and all we want is to fulfil them.

Even then, many people don’t have the courage to pursue these dreams because sometimes it might be risky to do so and therefore they choose a more secure path which gets them through life but in the end, it is actually meaningless because they spend their entire lives doing things they didn’t even care about. So, always pursue your dreams, even if you have to take more risks for it.

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3. Practice Forgiveness

We are all humans and we all have feelings and emotions and sometimes we make mistakes which might hurt other people, especially the people who are close to us and sometimes they may hurt us too. Many times I have seen that people keep grudges against each other even though deep within they still care for each other.

Life is too short to keep grudges. Too many great friendships can be ruined because of it and in your old age, you would think how things could have been different if you had just said sorry and apologized. Saying sorry and also forgiving others for their mistakes is very liberating and it can actually bring people closer together. So, practice more forgiveness.

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4. Don't Take Life Too Seriously

These days, everyone is living a life of stress. We live in a world where the competition is very high. It doesn’t matter which field you are in. It seems like stress levels are increasing among people as it is getting more difficult to earn a living which is necessary to support yourself and your family.

This is why people have started taking life too seriously even before they go to college. This can be good for your career as it might help you focus, but this also means that you won’t be able to enjoy the little things in life that matter more in the longer run. When you look back at life, you might not remember the time you worked overtime but you will surely remember that long drive with friends.

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5. Say It Now

I think this is another thing that all of us do. As I said, we humans are full of feelings and emotions and there are so many things we want to say to people that we often just don’t say. Like telling that girl you love her, or telling your friends how important they are in your life, or telling your sibling you miss them.

Life is short, and you never know when it might end. Many people have regrets that they couldn’t say the things they wanted to say to the person in their life and then they never got the chance again. Life doesn’t always give you second chances. So, if you really want to let someone know something, say it now!

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