Living Life On Your Own Terms
How to live life on your own terms?
I believe in being yourself and living life the way you want and get success on your terms. It’s tough, but achievable and you can be living life on your own terms!
Define success on your own terms, achieve it by your own rules, and build a life you’re proud to live.
Anne Sweeney
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Audio Narration By: Tanvee Maheshwari
Meaning Of Living Life On Your Own Terms
The phrase “Living life on own terms” means living life meaningfully. You have the ability and inherent power to lead a happy and fulfilling life. It is possible to enjoy a purposeful career that gives you financial freedom and balance it with enjoying quality time with your family. It also includes having the freedom, time and flexibility to pursue things that matter most to you whether it is travel, volunteering, fitness, meditation, mental health or the pursuit of any sports, hobby or interest.
Happiness By Living On Your Terms
I believe that you need not live a life which you do not enjoy. It is possible to live a life that you love – a life on your own terms. Living life on your own terms, will make you a happier person and give you a sense of fulfillment. It will help you become a better spouse. A happier you will become a better parent and a better child to your parents too.
Living life on your own terms means having a purposeful life. It includes having the freedom and flexibility to do what matters most to you. This is important because how happy and fulfilled you feel about your work and life, affects not only you but also the people around you. It is in your hands to achieve these goals. You can make this happen starting today by taking action!
People can be happy only in one way, and that is if they are authentically themselves. Then the springs of happiness start flowing; they become more alive, they become a joy to see, a joy to be with; they are a song, they are a dance.
Osho
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Living Life On My Own Terms
There are some fundamental questions in the life of an individual, which need to be addressed at the right time. We need to focus on questions specific to our inner life and quality of existence. My philosophy is insightful and simple. It says be rebellious but not revolutionary. Be authentic and be who you truly are, this is the ultimate way of living. Don’t follow others. Don’t live in the past or future but live in the now, in the present. Realize your self-worth. As Buddha said, “Be a light unto Yourself”. Each one of us should live life on our own terms. We need not come under pressure or coerced influence of others and lead a life as desired or dictated by them.
Be a light unto Yourself
Buddha
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What about society? Live Life With Your Own Rules
Realize that it is immensely difficult to live on your own terms because society wants you to play by its rules. It judges you immensely if you decide to be different from the others and act differently from the expected normal. But society isn’t the only thing that should matter to us in life.
What we should all be striving for should be that which takes us closer to a brighter future, to our craziest dreams, our insane goals, and closer to achieving our endless potential. Society though may not see us eye to eye on the same. Hence rebellion – as it would be described by others, to some extent seems appropriate. It would be the right thing to do for you and anybody else who is willing to follow your lead.
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Slowly and steadily, you will find yourself walking towards a life on your own terms. Remember to never give up on your dreams, though it is painful to wait but it is more painful to regret.
Editor’s Note:
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About The Author
Sonal Chhibber is an Indian expat living in Dubai. She is a lifestyle blogger. She is an award winning poetess and a motivational speaker.
Her debut book Living life on my own terms contains timeless and contemporary poems vital to our personal search for meaning and purpose in life.
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Great read, absolutely agree !! When you’re living your life on your own terms, you get inspired to do more be more because you’re living a life that’s aligned with your authentic self…
You are right. We need to go with flow of life and do our best, no matter what challenges life throws at us. We can rise & shine and live life on our own terms even if odds are against us. All we need is faith and will power to do our best!
“Living life on your terms” the meaning has changed with time. Once it meant to pursue your goals in a whole hearted way. Then it meant to follow your gut instincts and be true to your self. Now it means to surrender to the natural flow and rhythm and go with the flow with faith in the goodness of life.
Very well said poonam. Faith is the ultimate power.