Enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait to treat yourself. Remember that time really is precious. Every minute you spend with your family or friends should be enjoyed and savored.

It means that to be happy, you have to live in the moment. In other words, don’t wait until you have more money to travel, millions to start your own company, or retirement to enjoy your children. Because they’ll have grown up and have their own lives. Remember, that’s happening today. In short, if you don’t want to feel like you’ve missed out on life, you have to live it to the full.

Live life to the full: what does that mean?

In a nutshell:

Enjoying life to the full despite obstacles, and getting out of your comfort zone;
Being zen even when life isn’t going so well: you’ve been single too long, you’re suffering from a long-standing illness, etc.
Don’t put off realizing your dreams;
Letting go: accept that you have limits, don’t take everything to heart to free yourself from stress;
Live in the present moment: go for it without asking too many questions, stop mental rumination.

Why is it important to live life to the full?

Taking life by the scruff of the neck, without analysis, gives you the chance to..:

LIVE ONE’S LIFE
This simply means not worrying about how others look at you. So what if you’re 10 kg overweight? If you’re healthy, happy and feeling good about yourself, isn’t that the most important thing? Remember that there will always be someone who will say bad things about you. Whether you’re 10 lbs lighter on the scales or not, it won’t change the way people look at you. So stop living your life according to other people’s opinions and expectations, and live it according to your own aspirations.

TO FREE YOURSELF FROM EXPECTATIONS
It’s perfectly normal to expect something from life. If you work so hard, it’s because you want to be promoted. So when that doesn’t happen, you feel disappointed, stressed and irritable. Accepting life as it comes by freeing yourself from expectations means freeing yourself from stress. You’ll feel zen and light.

BE HAPPY
There’s no time to be happy. In fact, you’re the one who decides your happiness, not others. Feel like a career change as you enter your fifties? Go for it! Taking the risk of failure is the best way to live life to the full.

NO REGRETS
Everyone knows that you only have one life. That’s why it’s important to live it to the full, so that at the end of your earthly existence, you regret nothing. To do this, you need to learn to let go.

Tips for enjoying life to the full

Are you cautious by nature and find it impossible to live life to the full? Try these tips.

LOVE YOURSELF
The first step to enjoying life is to love yourself, to accept your flaws and imperfections. After all, isn’t it said that it’s our flaws that set us apart from others? And that they’re what make us who we are? So stop focusing on your freckles and concentrate on your qualities: doe eyes, good presence, etc. In short, stop focusing on your flaws. In a word, stop denigrating. Say that you’re (beautiful), intelligent… Likewise, take care of yourself, give yourself time just for you to reconcile with yourself.

ADOPT A MORNING ROUTINE
A morning routine helps you to be in a good mood first thing in the morning and start the day on the right foot. For it to be effective, you need to do something you enjoy: reading, writing, doing sport… You can also do a morning meditation to feel zen and relaxed.

DO WHAT YOU LOVE
Another tip for living life to the full is to find your passion and live it 100%.

BE GRATEFUL FOR LIFE’S BOUNTY
Everyone aspires to live a better life. But to live life to the full, you have to be grateful for what you have. You’re alive, you’re healthy, you’ve got a job… say thank you for it all and enjoy it.

MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MINUTE
Don’t wait until you’re on vacation to take a break. To enjoy life to the full, take advantage of every day to relax. You can close your eyes for a few minutes when you’re in the office, take a stroll in a public garden during your lunch break, have a picnic at the weekend, etc.

A BREAK FROM THE DAILY GRIND
To relieve stress, there’s nothing like doing new things without planning. For example, instead of cooking, why not go out to a restaurant?

LEARN TO LET GO
To live life to the full, you need to let go of everything that isn’t important. There must be something you can do tomorrow? In fact, to be more productive, you need to concentrate on one thing at a time. Learning to let go means accepting your limits and stopping trying to control everything. And above all, don’t forget that there’s no age to start enjoying life. It’s still possible to rebuild your life after 60.