Remember That You Will Die | Weekend-Engagement 255
"Remember That You Will Die", this was the first phrase I heard today, and in fact I shared it on my social media statuses very early; for the first time in a long time no one responded or reacted, and it doesn't seem to be the kind of optimistic phrases I share on a daily basis, but it turns out that everything is summed up in this phrase. It is not about being aware of the moment of our death, but about living life to the fullest, as if today were the last day on this earth. Of the four themes for this weekend, I have chosen Changing my Way of Thinking, and in fact it is a path that I started a short time ago and that every day makes me learn and understand more. Changing your way of thinking is changing your way of appreciating life.
I take these pictures on my daily walks, either near my work or in the afternoons hiking. Photography is not my main talent, and yet I think these photos are beautiful, but the important thing here is that these scenes surround me, they surround us all; the beauty of life is there, but our way of thinking does not make us appreciate it. I wanted to share these clouds, fields and flowers because that's how I feel right now, I feel free and I feel good and I could only achieve it by deciding to change my way of thinking, change it for the better, and every day wonderful things are happening to me, things that before I didn't think would happen to me or worse, things that I thought I didn't deserve. My negative thoughts had me anchored to a sad reality.
Going back to this weekend's topics, changing my way of thinking has eventually made me change my attitude towards life and my actions as an individual, so I think it is the most important of the three, and that is why I have chosen it to make this little reflection. I can say that changing my way of thinking has been an awakening for me, and this started a little over a year ago, when I was going through the worst moment of my life and I said: “No More”. I no longer wanted to be that person with dark feelings that reflected the sadness and bitterness I had inside. Things were not so bad in spite of everything and I thought, “Why not be thankful? I'm alive and I'm healthy, that's all it takes to get up and try again in a wiser way, because adversity leaves only lessons...
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I go down the street jumping like a happy, innocent and carefree girl, there is a very harsh reality out there, but I am happy to say that I no longer let it in and that inside I am calm, as calm as these flowers in the photographs. I am stronger now and not because of going to the gym, but because I have trained my mind, and I know this is just the beginning, I am 36 years old and I think this is the perfect time. I don't pretend to change anyone, but I am ready to help anyone who needs it because I understood that first I have to help myself and be well with myself. I have learned these last years that absolutely everything can change in just a second, besides, we don't know the future, we only know that we are all going to die, so let's take the passion for life to the limit, giving the best in what you love to do or just resting next to your partner while watching a movie, just live to the fullest and pay attention to what really matters because Remember That You Will Die 🙏
Sometimes we need these reminders that life doesn’t wait, and neither should we. It’s amazing how changing our mindset can slowly bring color back into our lives. You’re proof of that.
Yes, what you write here is real, and in my case it was just from making the decision. Don't think I don't have hard days, they are there, but a good attitude and positive thoughts are the best tool to overcome them. thank you my friend, I hug you in the distance! 🙏
You nailed it. And apparently, at that tender age, WISDOM becomes you. What I have read are simple actualizations that many have failed to realize and yet, these bring big impacts in life if done so. The peace and calmness within inspite of the external chaos is true power. Control is power of real men, and it starts by training the mind from the get go.
It is amazing how life is designed to die only once and yet we can live life in billions of moments in this lifetime. It only entails we are also given billions of chances to make better and meaningful moments in making things right if ever we fail to do so in the first few tries before leading to that one and only death. Life is frail and yet powerful. Moments are so brief and yet lasting. Success are sometimes elusive and yet undeniably obtainable. Wisdom is invisible and yet humans need it. The list of the complexities of life could go on but the the bottomline of it are just paradoxically simpler.
It is admirable that by your tender age you have reached this kind of wisdom seldom found in this technological age and generation when mostly if not everyone are into superfluous and flashy scenes, believing it is the only way for a better life and living it to the fullest. At this age, only few are able to find delight with the tweeting of the birds; how swift the clouds could pass by us; how fantastic flowers bloom in a splitting seconds; how marvelous is the simple smile and greetings of a stranger we meet at the supermarket; how heart-filling it is when another driver is yielding to us when everyone is rushing in every tick of a milli-second; lesser individuals appreciate the tempting smell of dishes freshly cooked and seasoned with love right from our very own kitchen because many have gone wild into grand and fancy restaurant. The enumeration of simpler and enjoyable things surrounding us is endless, and I may not be able to enumerate them all. But when they unfold right before us, our instinct/intuition is quick to recognize and yet, you are one of the few blessed to feel it. Shoud I say you are an endangered species? Hahahahaha, joke time😅😅. Anyway, I just enjoy how neatly you presented the fragments of your mind. You have trained it well. May you continue to enjoy each passing moment to both grand and simple ways of life wrapping you. Sending you smiles from afar😊😊
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Thank you so much for this beautiful comment my friend, you have complemented what I wanted to express through this post. I would like to think that sooner or later everyone will end up understanding them, and if not then we probably are indeed an endangered species hahahahaha. I don't know what the right age is, but I do know that once you start there is no going back, that would be so sad. I'm glad you are doing well too and finding the beauty in what surrounds us, because it's there, we just have to observe 🙏🏽
They say that we are what we think... thoughts are energy and generate emotions, emotions generate actions and so on, but everything starts with thoughts. To know what a person thinks, I look at their life and that's it. You have evolved a lot and that's great.
Thank you so much Avesita, and boy have these days been a challenge for me, especially after I wrote this post. I am surrounded by a lot of injustice, even if it doesn't happen directly to me, at the beginning I feel I fall a bit into unhealthy thoughts, but I notice the great effort to get out of that place and change my outlook, I am still in process, but I prefer this path. A big hug my dear!...
Thank you my friend ❤️
Changing your way of thinking can do a lot, it could give a positive result or could be negative too. We have a choice, depends on how we see things too. That's what i've been doing until now, changing my way of thinking, often weighing things first. That's where realization hit hard sometimes. And that realization made me see my mistakes and of course thats when I had to make some changes.
Anyways, death is part of our life. Though we know that, still, being afraid by it is normal. No matter how we ready ourselves, the impact will still be strong. Thats why yeah, we have to calm down and enjoy life with our love ones.
After the last low blow, life has been strengthening me every day, and one day I made the decision to fill myself with tools to fight negativity. I don't know how it will be when I have to face a big adversity again, if it is my turn, and although it will always be difficult I hope to put this new vision into practice and face it as a man with a healthy mind. Thank you my dear!...
Y si, algun dia todos nos iremos de este plano, pero a veces es dificil cambiar el pensamiento, lleva todo su proceso, pero una vez que haces el click y decides cambiarlo, lo que antes te parecia feo, ahora lo veras hermoso. Me alegra que hayas evolucionado para buen camino, sos joven, aun hay un largo camino por delante y es la actitud la que marcara la diferencia 🙏
Yes amiga, it's a long road, and there are many days that test us hahaha, in fact this week has been quite strong, but I'm glad to see that I'm dealing well with it all. I wish you well too and I send you a hug full of much affection 🙏
It is a great reality, we will all die. But what I liked most about your interesting writing was that you said that you woke up and reacted to a gigantic truth and that is that you have to enjoy every moment even the ones you think are the most insignificant, that's what life is all about and along the way do your best, for yourself and also for others. I loved reading you, greetings!
I'm really glad you read these lines, and more importantly, I'm glad to know that you also practice it. It is not about always thinking that we will die, but to live passionately and not to be carried away by low thoughts. It is difficult, but not impossible, it seems that I am going to fall into it every second, but I have learned to fight it with a lot of optimism and I can already see some results. Thanks again, a big hug for you! 🙏
Changing your attitude...what would you say are the top three benefits to you and those around you from doing so and why?
Attitude would be a reflection of what I have said here that begins in the thoughts. I think the three main benefits for me would be first the improvement of my human relationships through communication and empathy, in fact being positive generally attracts positive people. Second, it would improve my performance in every activity and make me more creative in solving problems, and third and most important, the positive attitude has made me reduce stress, that brings me physical and mental health.
As for those around me, it is up to them how this affects them. Good vibes seem to be somewhat contagious when they are genuine, I myself am the result of what I have learned and seen in others, but it is a personal decision whether to imbibe them or not. What I can assure others is that not having a person with a bad attitude next to them reduces their social stress levels and helps them to foster empathy.
You have made me think a lot Galenkp! 🤣
Hmm, this seems like exactly the answer I expected to get. I think you're well on the right track and have thought it out nicely. Keep up the good work.
"Remember That You Will Die", personally I find it an encouraging phrase, which invites us to remember that at any moment everything will turn off for us, or at least it seems so, and therefore to value more the present moment, which for me also includes calm, tranquility and contemplation.
That's what that phrase is all about, but not everyone understands it at first. I don't intend to think every moment that I will die, but I do intend to live to the fullest, either with the most pleasant emotions or simply enjoying the company of my wife at home, it doesn't matter, it is better to do something that we are passionate about and not waste time on low feelings that take us nowhere. Thank you 🙏
This is a beautiful reflection on mortality and the importance of living fully in the present moment. The connection between your changing perspective and the beauty you find in everyday scenes is truly inspiring. Your photos perfectly capture this sentiment.
Thank you for mentioning the pictures, and I really feel that everything looks so beautiful since I decided to think positive, in fact the beauty that surrounds us are a great reminder to appreciate and live to the fullest. Thank you my brother, a big hug for you 🙏
"Remember that you will die" isn't the most common phrase to start the day, but it carries a profound truth, inviting us to reflect on the importance of living and making the most of every moment.
Greetings!
I put it as a whatsApp status and nobody answered me hahaha, it was like a social proof, but when I was the one who read it it was really a reminder that I must go through the world doing good and feeling good, we never know how and when it will be, but the day will come when we will leave and we must leave a healthy footprint in the people we love.