“There are only two ways to live your life. One is to believe that nothing is a miracle. The other is to believe that everything is a miracle.” This quote from Albert Einstein invites us to live our lives as if everything were a miracle. He explains that it’s a choice that’s up to us. But how can we make it happen? Here’s some advice on how to put some magic into your life!

1 – Living life as if everything were a miracle means waking up with gratitude.

If we lived as if everything were a miracle, our eyes would open and a smile would form on our face at the thought: “A new day beginning. A day with its joys, its challenges and its lessons. A day I’m incredibly lucky to be living.”

We’d take a deep breath and jump out of bed!

And in the evening, rather than rehashing our day and everything that made it bad, we could give thanks for all the good.

2 – Honor your body

If we lived as if everything were a miracle, we wouldn’t look in the mirror, point out all our faults or look down to avoid seeing them.

Living life as if everything were a miracle would help us realize how lucky we are to have this body. This marvellous machine that houses our soul. Our body is the very symbol of generosity. In fact, our heart beats continuously, our lungs lift without our even thinking about it, our intestines do essential work behind the scenes.

In fact, we never take the time to thank and honor our bodies, and yet they’re the ones we can count on. It’s always there for us.

In other words, we could take more time to look at our bodies and respect them. And, why not offer it words of love every day in front of the mirror.

3 – Living as if everything were a miracle means eating with gratitude

For many of us, eating is no small matter. Some of us don’t like to cook, others just don’t have the time… If we lived as if everything were a miracle, we’d understand that to eat is to give fuel to our bodies and therefore to our lives. Without food, we wouldn’t get very far.

So, from now on, we could prepare our meals and eat with gratitude: “Thank you to the sun and the rain, thank you to all the people who made this meal possible. Thank you for this chance, this miracle.”

In fact, living life as if everything were a miracle means recognizing the magic of the Universe in the salad you’re preparing, in that egg you’re about to cook. It’s taking the time to smile and say thank you.

4 – Take a fresh look at your work

Work is an important part of our lives, but not the most important. I like to remind people of this, because today we tend to give it top priority.

In fact, it allows us to feel useful and to be able to provide for ourselves. But it’s not meant to make us happy. In fact, it’s we who bring our happiness to our work.

If we lived as if everything were a miracle, we’d understand how lucky we are to have a job. We could see the value we bring to people through it. Yes, whatever our job, we are useful to someone on earth. It’s up to us to find out who those people are, and never forget to feel useful.

What’s more, we’ll understand how lucky we are, but we’ll also remember not to take ourselves too seriously.

After all, work is a means to an end, not an end in itself. And we won’t forget that we’re not machines, but human beings with our flaws.

In other words, living our lives as if everything were a miracle would enable us to resist this tendency to identify ourselves with our work. Yes, we are much more than that. In this way, we could feel lighter and more human.

5 – Live as if everything were a miracle, maintain different relationships

Being able to communicate with others is a miracle. As human beings, we have so many means at our disposal. There are words, of course, but also our eyes, our hands, our whole body. We also have ears to listen and a heart to help us connect with others.

That’s why, to live as if everything were a miracle, is to feel the miracle of being alive, and that for the other person in front of us, it’s the same thing. We’re here, together, thanks to the energy of Life. It flows through us.

And if we lived as if everything were a miracle, we’d understand that we’re not here to feed hatred and revenge, because Life is too precious for that.

We’d see in others the same wounded child we see in ourselves.

In fact, we would take care of others as we would take care of ourselves. We are not alone. We’re not even alone. In fact, we’re all the same. All we want is to be happy.

6 – Use your time differently

To live life as if everything were a miracle is to understand that our time is our greatest asset, because it’s given to us every day, free of charge. Indeed, we don’t have to do anything to get it. But it can be taken away from us at any time, without notice.

Our time is our most precious asset.

And if we lived as if everything were a miracle, we wouldn’t want to go fast, nor would we want to waste our time doing things we don’t like.

In fact, we’d want to live every moment of our lives, even the most difficult, boring and stressful, with gratitude in our hearts. We’d know we’re lucky, because Life still flows through our veins.

In other words, understand that time is not your enemy, but your most precious asset. That’s why you shouldn’t reject what you’re experiencing right now, because it’s a miracle you’re not even aware of.

7 – Living your life as if everything were a miracle means calmly meeting the challenges of everyday life.

Living life as if everything were a miracle means accepting that life has its ups and downs. That not everything is ideal and that we face challenges. These challenges are lessons, opening our eyes to things that need to be changed or things that simply need to be lived.

For example, we would accept being late, and not put ourselves in danger to avoid being late. Instead, we’d ask ourselves these questions: “What happened to make me late? How can I avoid it next time?” We’d learn the lesson and move on.

In fact, we’d know that challenges, whatever they may be, aren’t there to stop us, but to make us stronger.

8 – Make peace with your past

Living your life as if everything were a miracle means leaving the past in the past. It means understanding that it once existed, but no longer does; that it once had an impact, but no longer does. It means understanding that today is a miracle, and that the past is not being replayed.

And if we lived as if everything were a miracle, we’d no longer be afraid of the past, we’d only look on it with gratitude and compassion. We’d accept what we’ve been through, knowing that today, we’re someone different. We’d move forward with a light heart, full of confidence in what’s happening to us, right here, right now.

Learn more to love life

I invite you to read these 2 complementary articles:

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In addition, I recommend these 2 inspiring books on the subject:

The Man Who Wanted to Be Happy by Laurent Gounelle.
A simple and enjoyable way to look at situations that sometimes make us angry, and to relax, accept and move on.
It’s a book for all ages, as everyone will find situations that resonate with them.
This little book touched my heart and soul like no other book I’ve read in a long time! A philosophy we all need to be reminded of: take control of your life! I’ve bought more copies and distributed them to friends. I can’t wait to hear what they think of this little gem.

Thank you very much for reading this article.

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Take care of yourself.