My new theme for my blog is lifestyle. There are unlimited possibilities on how to live, what to eat, how to exercise. My posts will rely on my experience, that's all. I cannot - and I don't want to - give advise on how everyone should live. Every person is different and there is no secret formula on how to live a "perfect" life. Because this one "perfect" life doesn't exist. Everyone has to find an individual path that leads to happiness and satisfaction.
So my posts will only be based on my life choices and I will explain why a certain diet or a certain exercise helps me improve my life.
So much for the introduction to this new theme.
Before elaborating on lifestyle related themes in the upcoming posts, there is the one most important thing to remember! I myself am still struggeling with this lesson, but especially in times of uncertainty and sickness, the importance is more obvious than ever.
Relish every day and every second!
Life is short and unpredictable. It can be over in a heartbeat. I don't want to frighten anybody, I just want to remind everyone that life is precious and it is a great gift. So I try to not get annoyed by small issues that in the end don't matter.
I try to just enjoy every day and spend as much time as possible outside in the calm and soothing nature. My everyday goal is to do things that I like, to treat myself and do spend time with loved ones. I know that words like "live each day as if it was the last" are frequently used. But it's true. As long as I keep those things in mind, I am actively doing something to make each day special. Doing things that I'm excited about and pursuing my goals help me realise that my life is worth living for.
My message for today is simple: Listen to yourself, listen to your body and do what is good for you! Every day!
For some time now I am stuck with my thoughts on the meaning of work. We get a good education nowadays that takes more than two decades when you consider that most people in Europe study at a university after school. During that time we do our best in order to prepare for our work life. We do internships, we learn multiple languages, we acquire IT skills. Our perfect and time consuming education makes us the best operating systems in the world. We are ready to change the world and realise our personal goals.
But then the reality smashes our dreams to pieces. First of all, it often takes so much time to find a job. Apparently, there are too many people and they are occupying most job positions. So after putting all our efforts into applying for a job, we finally get one and then everything is great.
Actually, that's not true! There may be people that are happy with their job, but in my experience and after having talked to many other equally frustrated young workers, I am obliged to tell the truth.
Most jobs are awful! You need to work in order to pay your bills but that's it. If you're working full-time, you leave your work in the early morning when it's still dark and you come back when the sun has already set. So basically you never get to see daylight. Many jobs nowadays - and I'm mainly talking about office jobs where you sit in front of a PC and do whatever you have to do - are meaningless for the person who carries them out. The modern office is nothing more than an assembly line where you answer emails, take calls, calm down angry customers, perform any task your boss passes on to you, file documents and so on. It is the same over and over. It surely could be worse and there are still people who are unhappier, that's for sure. But for yourself, your inner self and your need to personal growth this kind of job is devastating.
Meaningless jobs often don't demand physical strength, but they destroy brain cells and cause mental stress. Those once young and ambitious workers often are weakenend and don't even manage to stick to their goals, to their leisure activities and they become passive and frustrated.
Work is an important part of modern life. It is necessary to maintain a certain living standard. Everyone needs money to pay the rent, to buy (healthy) food, to travel. But there's a difference between working and working. A meaningful work means a meaningful life. Everyone should be entitled to do what they like to do. Every person has strength and they can be motivated. Why aren't there more jobs that are diversified and motivating? Why can't we let robots to the assembly line work and create fulfilling and inspirational jobs for actual human beings with feelings who have a need to reach self-realisation?
Let's change it together!
