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One thing i love about myself is the small things i notice Walking on the sidewalk and someone going the other direction stepping off the sidewalk so I can continue walking, someone saying excuse me/sorry even if they didn't really bother, kids smiling at you, seeing money be given to a homeless person, colour in the streets on the walls.. everything is beautiful in this life
Watching a butterfly pass me by while walking in the fields, seeing how bees fly from flower to flower wiggling their tiny bodies to get more pollen than the can carry, my fluffy cats, people smiling for no apparent reason, a good cup of coffee, connecting with people, ... the list goes on. There is so much to be grateful for.
Gratitude is everything! It changes your point of view and makes you happier. That doesn't mean that you won't have downs, but it puts things in perspective. Winny out...for now 😉
Gratitude is the most easily eroded thing in the whole Universe. Not saying you're wrong, mate - just that, let's say you'll feel less grateful to the buddy who helped you move that dang couch after 10 years than you do right after the moving.
Being 20 and having realised this 2 years ago has brought such a big change in me. Appreciating the little things and living in the present not only helps with everything mentioned in the video but also makes seem biggest of my concerns easy to deal with. Makes me more thoughtful, happy and not worry about or take pressure of things that a 20 year old usually does. I have so many friends about this but you guys explain it in much better way. I'm gonna share this video whenever someone asks me how are you in good mood always.
I'm 33 years old now and since hitting 30 (at least in my life) I've definitely noticed feelings of gratitude and joy coming from the most simple of things in life, almost triggered by the aging itself... when we live more years and have time to experience deeply emotional "lows" in our lives, the smallest of "gifts" often draw an unexpected smile, and remind us to thank God for granting our eternal existence
I am grateful for the soft breeze that cools my skin, the rustle of the leaves, birdsong x and trees outside our home. :) No matter how much loss, grief, and depression I experience, I am grateful for all those things. :)
High Elven Wisdom And Love Wow, I didn't think of myself that way. Thank you. You have too, because you understood me. :) I meant them because for years of working to provide for my family and to please my bosses, the only thing I can be happy about is my paycheck. But while I'm on my breakdown after I lost my job, my mother fell ill, and my father passed away, I became more grateful for how things really are. I feel like getting an embrace from the world when a soft breeze gently blows. The rustle of the leaves of trees dancing in the wind are like soft, tinkling chimes. And whenever I wake up, birds call out to each other, their conversations, being, to us, wordless, sounds just like music. :) After years of working in the city and getting used to air and noise pollution, I loved coming home to our suburban house, and just being grateful for the peace it brings me. :)
I feel grateful, that's why I feel so guilty when I'm depressed, with everything that's going on in the world right now, people suffering terribly, and dying horribly, I don't have the right to be whining.
I believe that someone could, at the same time, be both extremely grateful and ambitious. One could be happy with his life, but that doesn't have to stop him from trying to be, have, and do more.
as a student in my late teens i find this really interesting. At times i think i should enjoy little things in life and try not to be stressed all the time. But at other times i also feel like my youth won't stay forever so i must make the most out of it. I worry about my own future, the future of the society i live in and how i can help improve it. But is it possible to do both things at the same time? maybe it is for some people. For myself, i don't know yet.
Akib Shaikh it is possible. It will take time but everything is possible. You just need to have patience and not get demoralized. To keep patience you should appreciate small things in life. But never ever give up hope for bigger things!
I am 22yo and I feel just like this. My career is really important, but only as important as my feeling of gratitude about everything, I feel that I can enjoy my friends and family, worry about society problems, my career and still think about my own underlying feelings and wishes
I felt so beat down by age 20 that I started figuring this out pretty quickly. Appreciate the little things because often they're all you really have , and soon you'll lose them too.
A walk in Nature can be an appreciation for free small things... A butterfly crossing your path. A tree with beautiful arched branches. A soft cool breeze when you are hot from the sun. Dipping your toes in a bubbling stream. Running your fingers through the sand. Hearing the ocean waves. Nature is a free GIFT to enjoy. 🌿✨
High Elven Wisdom And Love absolutely.. i often try to enjoy some of them like looking at the night sky.. hunting for bright venus there... staring at the silver moon.. listening the sound of silence at night....
Thanks for this reminder :) Little things: A simple cup of tea or meal, catching up with a close friend, a hike, the anticipation of travel, getting a job interview etc
I miss Alain’s voice. I often find myself grateful for the little things. The perfect cup of coffee, the birds singing early morning when no one else seems awake, seeing my children sleeping peacefully when I tuck them in. These are some of my small happinesses. I’m mid 30’s and suffer chronic pain. I have to find the joy in the small things in life or I’d go stir crazy, so gratefulness is something I’ve learned and remind myself of regularly throughout the day.
Sometimes I did found the nice short and meaningful conversations better , sometimes I do found the nice warm breeze heals me, sometimes just stirring a nice cup of joe gives me great power, sometimes just being enjoy stuffing my ear with nice cool music....they are all little things that i feel grateful for!
I really love this video, even though it feels a little like "bury your head in the sand, things are getting worse and there's nothing you can do about it". You don't have to fail at love or your career. The world isn't guaranteed to get worse. Yes we don't want to miss out on life's small pleasures but the bigger picture remains important
being grateful is a very healthy habit, i have been sticking to this habit for almost 5 months, i am really calmer now, i do still have my ups and downs, i still feel depressed sometimes, but every night before i close my eyes, i have a small notbook beside my bed where i write a list of things that i am grateful about that happened to me today, and that really made a difference, i even started to be more mindful about things that happening in order to write them down before i go to sleep. Gratitute is a key for calmer and happier life. thank you The School of Life, you also helped me in doing that through out their pracical amazing videos.
Philosophy of nature, my dudes. Understand nature and you understand yourself. Therefore you will greatly appreciate the simple things that will truly fulfill you.
Not having things going awry for some reason, or having unreasonable individuals in one's life, not having to suffer one's own mental issues or physical hardship would seem like a respite from life, and feel like heaven. But then, upon the discovery of other possibilities, of the life that one could have led, one soon realises that having no mishaps, and leading a life of "nothingness" was not something to be exceptionally happy about.
I was grateful when my channel had just 100 followers. It's a little bigger now, but I am still grateful for those that have found and enjoy my work. Focus on what you have in life (not on what you don't have) and you will find yourself much happier :)
Came back for 0:55 - 2:15 after 4:08 - 5:14 from " Taking It One Day at a Time" . I love both Alain de botton's mellifluous voice and this soothing voice. Thank you.
I am grateful for my corner of the world and the native birds. I just spent four months overseas which was truly wonderful and challenging. Now at home I'm cooking food, enjoying my cat and listening to the wind through the trees. What more could I ask for?
Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my friend Elfi and her 10 months old grandson Peter. We strolled through the center of Vienna, stayed on the green of the Burggarten (the park of the Hapsburgs' palace), then the Heldenplatz, the Volksgarten with the roses in full bloom and ended up in Café Landtmann, where politicians, artists, tourists, Viennese meet to make "big" decisions or do nothing at all. Little Peter pronounced his first sillables: Be te aya. And we could only guess what it meant. There was peace, sunshine and some wind: Pure paradise and the touch of God.
The ending was scary lol. I am so grateful for this video, i am so grateful for being in a good health. I am so grateful for every single thing in my life. I am so grateful for the roses my aunts bought me, i am so grateful for those flowers on my desk. i am so grateful for having glasses on my nose that makes it easier for me to see things. i am so grateful for loving myself, for having my mom cooking us dinner, for my dad working hard to feed us. i am so grateful for being aware and grateful of these little things. thank you god.
I am so thankful to have a healthy, loving family and to be healthy myself. I am so grateful for all the little blessings that make my life meaningful! I am also grateful for this youtube channel, I always look forward to new videos-- they really encourage healthy, positive self-reflection!
Be Grateful For What’s In Front Of You We all know that being grateful is the cornerstone of happiness. It’s one of those things that you have to be consciously aware of daily.
Interesting listen. We have a tendency to take the little things for granted, but life is mostly made up of these things, so it's role is significant in our mental health
Once you realize that you could exist with the worst outcome there is to imagine, everything above that can be seen as a blessing. And you can truly appreciate all that has brought you where you are now- the people around you, the universe, and very importantly, yourself. As a young person I expect myself to hit lower lows than I've been before. Provisionally, I'm gonna make fun of how I'll be all anxious, crying, talking erratic and losing sleep. Because ultimately, I know it'll kill me or make me at least a little bit stronger. When I am in adequate mental health I'm not gonna pass on the opportunity to enjoy humour! Who knows- tomorrow I'll be a wreck.
Small things such as love, happiness, self worth, etc are things I will never get to enjoy, sadly. The only thing keeping me alive is to do arts and sports on a self destructive level. It's sad to think that in our society, no matter how good you do academically, how healthy you are or how caring you are, if you are born unattractive you are doomed to stand out and to be labeled as a creep for the rest of your miserable life, no matter what you do or how hard you try. I spent my 20th birthday alone, just wishing, after all I've done for so many people,that someone, anyone, would call and wish me a happy birthday. Nobody called and I just cried myself to sleep. At this point, I pray every night that I'd wake up the next day and find outI have a terminal cancer. I live a life of loneliness, pain, hate and sadness in a litteral way. I don't even know why I'm writing all this as I know that nobody can relate anyways.
who cares about what people think!! if I were you, I'm definitely gonna have a happy birthday just with myself, for the sake of it and just take it easy having fun.
H8 R3D existence is the greatest virtue possessed by anything that's existing..... i know how it feels.. even no one wishes me on my birthday.... but hey...ask yourself...do you exist to please others or you exist because you are worthy of it?.... as long as you tend to look at others to get confirmation you will remain sad... so stop this... just look around nature its so accepting.... try n help others but dont seek rewards for it and the rewards will come to you in the most unexpected ways.... stay healthy.... may you get the best of your life....
Hello there! I am very sorry to hear all that. But of course, you are not alone in it. Most of us feel miserable a lot of the time, but we just don't talk about it. About being unattractive; there was a time where I had a skin condition on my face and I have heard a lot of very hurtful things from people and felt terribly isolated. I understand what you mean very well.... But this speech touched me deeply: th-cam.com/video/QbxinUJcLGg/w-d-xo.html There is also a podcast episode that I have found very insightful. You can find it if you search for: "The 7th Avenue Project, What is in a face". I am sure you will find encouragement in the stories of those people. I certainly did. All I can say is that don't isolate yourself. It takes a lot of strength to talk to someone , but one can make it. And another idea that is very powerful is this: " If you feel helpless, help someone" Sorry for giving you too many advices. But these are things I tell myself too... Best wishes :- )
Lua Veli Hi, thanks for trying to help but unfortunately no matter how many motivational videos or speeches I watch at the end of the day I will still be stuck in my body, and I'll still be "that unattractive person that everyone avoids" I do not have any skin condition or desease (sadly), I have permanent unattractive features that only cosmetic surgery could fix. I have been told I have a great personnality, I haven't met anyone in my entire life who did not appreciate my sense of humor. I regularly help homeless people and try to do as much good as I can around me but, it's apparently not enough because, surprise surprise, I do not meet society's standards in terms of look and features.I spent hours in front of the mirror wondering why this had to happen to me. I banged my head on the wall until I bleed one time. And I'm constantly, canstantly reminded of that, even by people I thought were close to me. When people look at me, I can just tell they feel bad for me. They feel sad. And they feel grateful for what they have. I'm just simply invisible. And when I die, it will just be another invisible death. I could probably write a book about it, but if you haven't been through what I've been, you probably can't grasp this concept and it's probably not a big deal to you, because even if, as you said, you sometimes feel bad about yourself, you're just a tragically normal person, and you may not even realize it. I am not. I cannot fit in or connect with people and I will never be able to. You can not imagine how hurt I am and how desperate I am to die.
I remember one time I was lying in an empty open field, my eyes shifting up towards the Heavens 🌄. Oh man did that feel celestial. Or when I went for a jog early morning and there was a soft breeze caressing my face 🍃. I literally stopped my jog to embrace it.
Could have been not born at all, so anyway got a chance to be alive, to see all these things, to be alive in a period of not so dangerous time as in past. And no suffering has to be endured forever, everything will come to an end for sure. So have a good time no matter what.!!
I find myself in a place where all the small things really hit me hard. Like my mental pain tolerance is way out of whack. Fears of not being good or stable enough or unlovable due to some persistent or unchangable character and work ethic flaw. I keep thinking of it, but my threshold and patience for the things I love and hate is way lower than it was, and it’s messing up my motivation and creativity. Maybe I’m just depressed or something, maybe it’ll bounce back.
According to this I am an old man , Details have become the final resort to escape the painful reality that i live in . I am 32 , But now i realize that i am older than this
I won't be grateful for anything. I think I work for everything in my life so it feels like something is given to you and you should always be reminded of that
When I'm happy and get excited with small things, my friends call me an anime/cartoon character. They are my good friends though.But I always find joy in little things. What do i do🙂
Yeah, it's interesting because in the Hindu Religion there's actually a specific prayer that's chanted daily just to say thanks. I think that's awesome, you build in showing gratitude into your daily routine
Hmmm thats reminds me of the ideology of the uncle of antigone in antigone a book that i read in it antigone uncle crayon try to convice antigone by making her realize that hapiness can be fulfiled by those little things in life
As a 63-year-old man, I disagree with this. I've concluded that being happy with the little things will stifle your success. If you look at very successful people, and I don't mean people who have gotten lucky and invented some product that took off and made them rich overnight, I'm talking about people who have started with nothing and end up with everything. Those people are not content with the little things in life. They always want more.
I'm realising that it's a good thing to try to give the things that work, or that go my way, more attention - not easy to give them as much attention as those that aren't helpful (at least), but I'm getting better at it. Practice, practice! :D
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Impressive as always 😎👌. Thank you so much for the reminder 🌸
mom
The School of Life My daughter, having a job and a roof over my head
The School of Life your channel :)
Seriously, your voice over actress should start an ASMR channel or something! It would easily become the biggest one on TH-cam.
“To a great mind, nothing is little.” -Sherlock Holmes
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One thing i love about myself is the small things i notice
Walking on the sidewalk and someone going the other direction stepping off the sidewalk so I can continue walking, someone saying excuse me/sorry even if they didn't really bother, kids smiling at you, seeing money be given to a homeless person, colour in the streets on the walls.. everything is beautiful in this life
Watching a butterfly pass me by while walking in the fields, seeing how bees fly from flower to flower wiggling their tiny bodies to get more pollen than the can carry, my fluffy cats, people smiling for no apparent reason, a good cup of coffee, connecting with people, ... the list goes on. There is so much to be grateful for.
Gratitude is everything! It changes your point of view and makes you happier. That doesn't mean that you won't have downs, but it puts things in perspective.
Winny out...for now 😉
Gratitude is the most easily eroded thing in the whole Universe. Not saying you're wrong, mate - just that, let's say you'll feel less grateful to the buddy who helped you move that dang couch after 10 years than you do right after the moving.
Being 20 and having realised this 2 years ago has brought such a big change in me. Appreciating the little things and living in the present not only helps with everything mentioned in the video but also makes seem biggest of my concerns easy to deal with. Makes me more thoughtful, happy and not worry about or take pressure of things that a 20 year old usually does. I have so many friends about this but you guys explain it in much better way. I'm gonna share this video whenever someone asks me how are you in good mood always.
I'm 33 years old now and since hitting 30 (at least in my life) I've definitely noticed feelings of gratitude and joy coming from the most simple of things in life, almost triggered by the aging itself...
when we live more years and have time to experience deeply emotional "lows" in our lives, the smallest of "gifts" often draw an unexpected smile, and remind us to thank God for granting our eternal existence
I am grateful for the soft breeze that cools my skin, the rustle of the leaves, birdsong x and trees outside our home. :) No matter how much loss, grief, and depression I experience, I am grateful for all those things. :)
lidette711 you have Elven Wisdom! 🦋🍃🌸
High Elven Wisdom And Love Wow, I didn't think of myself that way. Thank you. You have too, because you understood me. :)
I meant them because for years of working to provide for my family and to please my bosses, the only thing I can be happy about is my paycheck. But while I'm on my breakdown after I lost my job, my mother fell ill, and my father passed away, I became more grateful for how things really are.
I feel like getting an embrace from the world when a soft breeze gently blows. The rustle of the leaves of trees dancing in the wind are like soft, tinkling chimes. And whenever I wake up, birds call out to each other, their conversations, being, to us, wordless, sounds just like music. :)
After years of working in the city and getting used to air and noise pollution, I loved coming home to our suburban house, and just being grateful for the peace it brings me. :)
I'm praying for you 🙏❤️
lidette711 beautiful
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I feel grateful, that's why I feel so guilty when I'm depressed, with everything that's going on in the world right now, people suffering terribly, and dying horribly, I don't have the right to be whining.
I believe that someone could, at the same time, be both extremely grateful and ambitious. One could be happy with his life, but that doesn't have to stop him from trying to be, have, and do more.
Sara Anic
absolutely right....
as a student in my late teens i find this really interesting. At times i think i should enjoy little things in life and try not to be stressed all the time. But at other times i also feel like my youth won't stay forever so i must make the most out of it. I worry about my own future, the future of the society i live in and how i can help improve it. But is it possible to do both things at the same time? maybe it is for some people. For myself, i don't know yet.
Akib Shaikh it is possible. It will take time but everything is possible. You just need to have patience and not get demoralized. To keep patience you should appreciate small things in life. But never ever give up hope for bigger things!
The two aren't mutually exclusive
I am 22yo and I feel just like this.
My career is really important, but only as important as my feeling of gratitude about everything, I feel that I can enjoy my friends and family, worry about society problems, my career and still think about my own underlying feelings and wishes
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@@shinichimiyabayashi1668 yes you literally took the words right out of my mouth! how do we cope with it? You know yet?
Best timing ever
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I felt so beat down by age 20 that I started figuring this out pretty quickly. Appreciate the little things because often they're all you really have , and soon you'll lose them too.
I'm grateful having a chance to watch this
A walk in Nature can be an appreciation for free small things...
A butterfly crossing your path.
A tree with beautiful arched branches.
A soft cool breeze when you are hot from the sun.
Dipping your toes in a bubbling stream.
Running your fingers through the sand.
Hearing the ocean waves.
Nature is a free GIFT to enjoy. 🌿✨
High Elven Wisdom And Love
absolutely..
i often try to enjoy some of them
like
looking at the night sky..
hunting for bright venus there...
staring at the silver moon..
listening the sound of silence at night....
Thanks for this reminder :) Little things: A simple cup of tea or meal, catching up with a close friend, a hike, the anticipation of travel, getting a job interview etc
I miss Alain’s voice. I often find myself grateful for the little things. The perfect cup of coffee, the birds singing early morning when no one else seems awake, seeing my children sleeping peacefully when I tuck them in. These are some of my small happinesses. I’m mid 30’s and suffer chronic pain. I have to find the joy in the small things in life or I’d go stir crazy, so gratefulness is something I’ve learned and remind myself of regularly throughout the day.
Sometimes I did found the nice short and meaningful conversations better , sometimes I do found the nice warm breeze heals me, sometimes just stirring a nice cup of joe gives me great power, sometimes just being enjoy stuffing my ear with nice cool music....they are all little things that i feel grateful for!
What you're saying in this video makes me feel so much more conscious about how life can be simple to enjoy.
Her voice is everything
I really love this video, even though it feels a little like "bury your head in the sand, things are getting worse and there's nothing you can do about it". You don't have to fail at love or your career. The world isn't guaranteed to get worse. Yes we don't want to miss out on life's small pleasures but the bigger picture remains important
being grateful is a very healthy habit, i have been sticking to this habit for almost 5 months, i am really calmer now, i do still have my ups and downs, i still feel depressed sometimes, but every night before i close my eyes, i have a small notbook beside my bed where i write a list of things that i am grateful about that happened to me today, and that really made a difference, i even started to be more mindful about things that happening in order to write them down before i go to sleep. Gratitute is a key for calmer and happier life.
thank you The School of Life, you also helped me in doing that through out their pracical amazing videos.
These videos should be played in the waiting rooms of probation offices and the doctors
I'm grateful for her calming voice (:
thegossipswan009 Oh yes! It reminds me of Emma Watson. :)
Couldn’t agree more!
I love to make an iced coffee in the morning and snuggle with my cat on summer mornings before getting ready for work 👌🏼
Philosophy of nature, my dudes. Understand nature and you understand yourself. Therefore you will greatly appreciate the simple things that will truly fulfill you.
Not having things going awry for some reason, or having unreasonable individuals in one's life, not having to suffer one's own mental issues or physical hardship would seem like a respite from life, and feel like heaven. But then, upon the discovery of other possibilities, of the life that one could have led, one soon realises that having no mishaps, and leading a life of "nothingness" was not something to be exceptionally happy about.
I'm grateful for the time I get to spend with my family and my dog. For having a home and good food to eat. 😀
A complete, happy, and healthy family. Always
Rule 12: Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street. (Dogs are ok too)
Cristian Barrientos Montoya I'm curious, because you certainly don't want to pet a cat in my street/city/country. How do you interpret this rule?
I was grateful when my channel had just 100 followers. It's a little bigger now, but I am still grateful for those that have found and enjoy my work. Focus on what you have in life (not on what you don't have) and you will find yourself much happier :)
lol, I'm looking forward to the day I get 100 followers 😋 Seriously though, I love those who subscribe and get in touch, they make all this worth it!
Life is so much more sweeter if we just feel thankful for all the good things we have.
Came back for 0:55 - 2:15 after 4:08 - 5:14 from " Taking It One Day at a Time" . I love both Alain de botton's mellifluous voice and this soothing voice. Thank you.
I am grateful for my corner of the world and the native birds. I just spent four months overseas which was truly wonderful and challenging. Now at home I'm cooking food, enjoying my cat and listening to the wind through the trees. What more could I ask for?
Yesterday I spent the afternoon with my friend Elfi and her 10 months old grandson Peter. We strolled through the center of Vienna, stayed on the green of the Burggarten (the park of the Hapsburgs' palace), then the Heldenplatz, the Volksgarten with the roses in full bloom and ended up in Café Landtmann, where politicians, artists, tourists, Viennese meet to make "big" decisions or do nothing at all. Little Peter pronounced his first sillables: Be te aya. And we could only guess what it meant. There was peace, sunshine and some wind: Pure paradise and the touch of God.
Liitle happiness things like: A cup of coffee in the morning, having time for the gym, enjoying eating cold watermelon w on hot summer nights...
The ending was scary lol.
I am so grateful for this video, i am so grateful for being in a good health. I am so grateful for every single thing in my life. I am so grateful for the roses my aunts bought me, i am so grateful for those flowers on my desk. i am so grateful for having glasses on my nose that makes it easier for me to see things. i am so grateful for loving myself, for having my mom cooking us dinner, for my dad working hard to feed us. i am so grateful for being aware and grateful of these little things. thank you god.
Wow that ending shook me just when I was chill - not the toast friend blowing up. Was not prepared for dead bread.
I am so thankful to have a healthy, loving family and to be healthy myself. I am so grateful for all the little blessings that make my life meaningful!
I am also grateful for this youtube channel, I always look forward to new videos-- they really encourage healthy, positive self-reflection!
Hello Hollie Ann Brown! I am grateful to have come across your beautiful comment. And your channel icon is so cute! :- )
Lua Veli, thank you so much, you're so sweet!
I wish Alain had narrated this, his voice adds the gravitas i require
yeah, im beginning to understand this life of mine, im happy
If you have trouble being grateful for positive things in your life, try something called negative gratitude.
Her voice is so soothing 💗
I'm grateful for her voice
sharon cherian me too
Be Grateful For What’s In Front Of You We all know that being grateful is the cornerstone of happiness. It’s one of those things that you have to be consciously aware of daily.
Interesting listen. We have a tendency to take the little things for granted, but life is mostly made up of these things, so it's role is significant in our mental health
What a magnificent video! This really touch me! Thank you for this!
Amazing content as always! This channel has been such a great help for me❤
To see the world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a flower, to hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour. (Blake).
yes. we should be grateful for the small things.
Once you realize that you could exist with the worst outcome there is to imagine, everything above that can be seen as a blessing. And you can truly appreciate all that has brought you where you are now- the people around you, the universe, and very importantly, yourself. As a young person I expect myself to hit lower lows than I've been before. Provisionally, I'm gonna make fun of how I'll be all anxious, crying, talking erratic and losing sleep. Because ultimately, I know it'll kill me or make me at least a little bit stronger. When I am in adequate mental health I'm not gonna pass on the opportunity to enjoy humour! Who knows- tomorrow I'll be a wreck.
Enjoying the little things like her voice, it's incredibly soothing
I am grateful for these videos and how they impact my thinking.
It's short for now, but still love it!
I am grateful for the School of Life videos 🌟
Small things such as love, happiness, self worth, etc are things I will never get to enjoy, sadly. The only thing keeping me alive is to do arts and sports on a self destructive level. It's sad to think that in our society, no matter how good you do academically, how healthy you are or how caring you are, if you are born unattractive you are doomed to stand out and to be labeled as a creep for the rest of your miserable life, no matter what you do or how hard you try. I spent my 20th birthday alone, just wishing, after all I've done for so many people,that someone, anyone, would call and wish me a happy birthday. Nobody called and I just cried myself to sleep. At this point, I pray every night that I'd wake up the next day and find outI have a terminal cancer.
I live a life of loneliness, pain, hate and sadness in a litteral way.
I don't even know why I'm writing all this as I know that nobody can relate anyways.
who cares about what people think!! if I were you, I'm definitely gonna have a happy birthday just with myself, for the sake of it and just take it easy having fun.
chaimoss1 There is litterally not a single thing I could be happy about. I'm not living, I am simply existing.
H8 R3D
existence is the greatest virtue possessed by anything that's existing.....
i know how it feels..
even no one wishes me on my birthday....
but hey...ask yourself...do you exist to please others or you exist because you are worthy of it?....
as long as you tend to look at others to get confirmation you will remain sad...
so stop this...
just look around nature its so accepting....
try n help others but dont seek rewards for it and the rewards will come to you in the most unexpected ways....
stay healthy....
may you get the best of your life....
Hello there! I am very sorry to hear all that. But of course, you are not alone in it. Most of us feel miserable a lot of the time, but we just don't talk about it. About being unattractive; there was a time where I had a skin condition on my face and I have heard a lot of very hurtful things from people and felt terribly isolated. I understand what you mean very well.... But this speech touched me deeply: th-cam.com/video/QbxinUJcLGg/w-d-xo.html
There is also a podcast episode that I have found very insightful. You can find it if you search for:
"The 7th Avenue Project, What is in a face".
I am sure you will find encouragement in the stories of those people. I certainly did.
All I can say is that don't isolate yourself. It takes a lot of strength to talk to someone , but one can make it.
And another idea that is very powerful is this:
" If you feel helpless, help someone"
Sorry for giving you too many advices. But these are things I tell myself too...
Best wishes :- )
Lua Veli Hi, thanks for trying to help but unfortunately no matter how many motivational videos or speeches I watch at the end of the day I will still be stuck in my body, and I'll still be "that unattractive person that everyone avoids" I do not have any skin condition or desease (sadly), I have permanent unattractive features that only cosmetic surgery could fix. I have been told I have a great personnality, I haven't met anyone in my entire life who did not appreciate my sense of humor. I regularly help homeless people and try to do as much good as I can around me but, it's apparently not enough because, surprise surprise, I do not meet society's standards in terms of look and features.I spent hours in front of the mirror wondering why this had to happen to me. I banged my head on the wall until I bleed one time. And I'm constantly, canstantly reminded of that, even by people I thought were close to me. When people look at me, I can just tell they feel bad for me. They feel sad. And they feel grateful for what they have. I'm just simply invisible. And when I die, it will just be another invisible death.
I could probably write a book about it, but if you haven't been through what I've been, you probably can't grasp this concept and it's probably not a big deal to you, because even if, as you said, you sometimes feel bad about yourself, you're just a tragically normal person, and you may not even realize it. I am not. I cannot fit in or connect with people and I will never be able to. You can not imagine how hurt I am and how desperate I am to die.
I remember one time I was lying in an empty open field, my eyes shifting up towards the Heavens 🌄. Oh man did that feel celestial. Or when I went for a jog early morning and there was a soft breeze caressing my face 🍃. I literally stopped my jog to embrace it.
Could have been not born at all, so anyway got a chance to be alive, to see all these things, to be alive in a period of not so dangerous time as in past. And no suffering has to be endured forever, everything will come to an end for sure. So have a good time no matter what.!!
After my nose job went horribly wrong i began to have anxiety i look unhuman 😞😢 and I appreciate all the small things in life 🍃 🍂 🌧 ⛲️ 🦆
That was so beautifully said!👏
I'm grateful for the trees outside my balcony
Be happy with the little things, and that's all that you will ever have.
I find myself in a place where all the small things really hit me hard. Like my mental pain tolerance is way out of whack.
Fears of not being good or stable enough or unlovable due to some persistent or unchangable character and work ethic flaw.
I keep thinking of it, but my threshold and patience for the things I love and hate is way lower than it was, and it’s messing up my motivation and creativity.
Maybe I’m just depressed or something, maybe it’ll bounce back.
Gratitude is amazing
This video is so beautiful. I can't thank you enough for this.
It’s the small things that make life 💕
Thanks 😊
This is deeply comforting. Thanks
Need this at the moment
According to this
I am an old man ,
Details have become the final resort to escape the painful reality that i live in .
I am 32 ,
But now i realize that i am older than this
Yes I have been reminded now that we'll all become burnt🔥toast. Keep calm and carry on.
She sounds like Emma Watson.
WuWei1967 she does. So much.
That’s what I was thinking too!
Ikr
No. Emma's voice is very shaky. As if she"s going to cry anytime.
The comment that I was looking for
thank you.
This...is the video i have most felt related to. Well, thank you.
This is wonderful 💗
Always appreciate the food for thought :)
That voice is so soothing.
I won't be grateful for anything. I think I work for everything in my life so it feels like something is given to you and you should always be reminded of that
Such visuals. Wow.
Stop and smell the roses
Apparently the girl who voices the video has improved herself, no cringe effect anymore moreover almost good as alain's 👏
It really makes you feel better.
Sarah Chaudhry
yup!
helps to grow as a better human too....
When I'm happy and get excited with small things, my friends call me an anime/cartoon character. They are my good friends though.But I always find joy in little things. What do i do🙂
I'm really can't thank you enough for this vid, it means so much to me, I love you guys #loveTSL
This is such an important message. Good video.
Gratitude is the best antidepressant. There's even a TED talk on that.
Yeah, it's interesting because in the Hindu Religion there's actually a specific prayer that's chanted daily just to say thanks. I think that's awesome, you build in showing gratitude into your daily routine
I enjoy the small things all the time, but people call me weird when they see me staring at a spider or a stick on the ground.
I feel I need a video explaining why I still have to watch many the school of life videos haha! Too many! xD
'...how much worse .. it probably will be one day '
Well that cheered me up no end 😉contemplating the future apocalypse
This sound is very good. Where can I find it? I want to use this speaker to learn English.😆😆😆 please help me
Lovely vid
Hmmm thats reminds me of the ideology of the uncle of antigone in antigone a book that i read in it antigone uncle crayon try to convice antigone by making her realize that hapiness can be fulfiled by those little things in life
Sed Op doesn’t he sentence her to death and indirectly cause his own son’s suicide?
Alex Ducosin yup XD its a trajedy after all
Sed Op antigona?
As a 63-year-old man, I disagree with this. I've concluded that being happy with the little things will stifle your success. If you look at very successful people, and I don't mean people who have gotten lucky and invented some product that took off and made them rich overnight, I'm talking about people who have started with nothing and end up with everything. Those people are not content with the little things in life. They always want more.
I'm realising that it's a good thing to try to give the things that work, or that go my way, more attention - not easy to give them as much attention as those that aren't helpful (at least), but I'm getting better at it. Practice, practice! :D
That ending kind of left a bit more depressed
Jk, love your work, guys
Under 22. Thats great, because I just turned 22 not too long ago
"It is very difficult to develop a proper sense of gratitude under the age of 22"
My 19 year old ass trying to learn how to be more grateful: damn
She sounds like Emma Watson :D
yeeees!
This lady could read the dictionary to me and it would lull me to sleep.
Thank you kanye.