There are moments when you realize that you ought to start living; when you’ve been doing the same things repeatedly for days or even months? Almost as though you’re on auto-pilot? That’s no way to live life; life’s about opening up your world to new experiences. It’s about adventure, even in the smallest form of the word. I coined up 20 ways to improve your boring lifestyle from the founder of Tiny Buddah; Lori Deschene ‘’ ways you can start living a more fulfilling life today’’

Don’t just exist, start living!

1. Challenge your beliefs about what you can and can’t do.
2. Challenge your ideas about how things should work. Sometimes when you decide how things should be you limit your ability to be effective in the world as it actually is.
3. Have a vision session. Write in a journal, create a video, blog, sketch—anything that lets you explore what excites you most.
4. Look for opportunities in a tough situation. Avoid a victim mentality, and opt instead for a “ready for new beginnings” attitude.
5. Remove something from your life that doesn’t serve you to make room for something better and new. You never know what you might let in when you let something go.
6. Commit to something you always say you’ll always fail to start—and then take the first step right now. Start living!
7. Replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Positive energy creates positive results.
8. Make an effort to connect with people you pass—smile and make eye contact for a little longer than usual. Being even slightly more open can open up your world.
9. Say yes to something you always talk yourself out of—sing karaoke or take a kickboxing class. start living!
10. Offer to help someone else. Sometimes it’s the best way to help yourself, and not just for the warm fuzzy feeling it provides. You never know what you’ll learn through the process.
11. Compliment a stranger on something you notice. Everyone likes to be appreciated, and it’s a great way to start a conversation.
12. Show up a half-hour early or leave thirty minutes late. You’ll get more done, you may impress your boss, and you might open yourself up to opportunities for growth, particularly if your coworkers aren’t around.
13. Find a mentor. Find someone who does what you’d like to do for tips.
14. Join frienditeplus.com to connect with like-minded people, or join friendite.com to meet  someone that will bring sparks in your life. start living!
15. Take pictures of things you find interesting that other people might not notice.

Maybe you feel stuck or bored or frustrated; it’s not that you don’t like the life you live; it’s just that you suspect there’s something more. Some greater sense of meaning or excitement, new connections, new adventures, new possibilities. And yes there is. Its within your reach, start living!

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