Do you remember as a teenager, all the things you worried about that seemed crucial for your happiness? With high insight, how many of those things still matter to you?
There is a famous saying, “Youth is wasted on the young.” It would appear that young people have the world at their feet.
The reality is, however, that they lack the clarity of someone who has gained those life lessons that enables real happiness.A recent study 1 revealed that the happiest people are the over 50s. An astounding 61% said they were happier and enjoying life more. Even more interesting was the fact that more than half had been travelling, one in five planned to learn a new language and one in ten were learning to play an instrument.
Things that you find happiness in as you get older
Your looks
When you were younger, there were so many things you obsessed about when it comes to your looks. You didn’t like your body or focused on an imperfection that seemed so much bigger than what it was.
Ironically, as you get older and may not have a body that is as fit or agile, you feel far more content about it. You finally learn to embrace your flaws. You know that you are not perfect, and that’s ok.
Do you remember following the latest trend or taking two hours to get dressed on a night out?
As you age, you are more comfortable in your own skin. That doesn’t mean that you have given up wanting to look nice. It just means that you realize that other people’s opinions about your looks aren’t as important.
Someone once told me that you know you…
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