Life is too short for later - why we have to seek our happiness NOW
We all know this saying: "Live every day as if it were your last !? Sounds like Carpe Diem, after a hollow calendar saying. But why? And what happens if we really live like we do not have much longer?
To live another year
The author Alexandra Reinwarth (Bestseller: "At the ass also goes a way") has asked these questions and dared an exciting experiment: How do you actually live with the certainty that your own time runs out? "Life is too short for later Her book describes her what happened after she decided that she would "die" on February 22. To live another year - what does this certainty do to us?
For Alexandra, this self-imposed deadline (in the truest sense of the word) meant, above all, really enjoying life and not just doing it. Far too often in everyday life we only care about what is expected of us and not about what we really want.
"Of course, this mediocre, safety-conscious little life is my own fault," Alexandra noted, turning her life completely upside down.From now on, there was only one more question in life: "What would I do if I had only one more Year to live? "
Changes in all areas of life
What's happening is bordered by magic: Alexandra lived the way she wanted for the first time. She has canceled appointments, which she would otherwise have pulled out of duty, finally tell her friend her secret sex wishes, the annoying colleague finally said that he should leave her alone and above all, found how good it is to forgive ( "You get bigger, stronger, and the heart fills with good things instead of bad ones.").
Conclusion: follow (finally) your heart!
And what brought Alexandra the self-experiment? How did she feel on her "death day", which lesson did she learn from her experiment? She writes: "Life has changed and the best part is that it will continue to change and I will change with it. I want to continue to listen to my heart and follow it, even if it sometimes gets in the way of fear, doubt, insecurity and other people, because it is the only thing that matters. Do it too, it's worth it. "
by the way: For those who finally want to follow their hearts, Alexandra has also published a workbook on "Life is too short for later". In "Unfuck your Life" there are 52 lessons for self-realization for all, who finally want to do the really important things and want to arrive now.
