To Live A Peaceful Life, Ditch These 8 Destructive Habits

Ever wondered why you feel like your life is not progressive at all? Got nowhere to go? Or has no purpose to fulfill?

For the past few days, I was having relapses again. I have these disturbing and horrible thoughts that if I will entertain all of them, my life would be totally wasted and the people around me would be devastated.

And so, I just have to instill in my mind to keep fighting with these monsters feeding me disturbing thoughts. I know I'm vulnerable to this because I had a history of it but this time, I know to myself that I'm stronger and wiser. I know that I'll get through this because I have people around me who genuinely care for me. They're all I have.

Meanwhile, I also practiced a habit of keeping an alarm for myself every 7 am to read the notes on my phone. These notes are to remind me every day that I should keep my focus on what's important and just eliminate destructive habits. It's my way of keeping my momentum and starting my day with positivity and encouragement.

Reading these words and phrases keeps me through the day. They have become a part of my everyday routine and as much as possible, not to get distracted by negativity.

Having said that, I came across a Twitter thread that stimulated my inner senses. They're all on point! This is about eliminating destructive habits to attain a peaceful life:

Staying in your comfort zone.

Some people have been living their lives too safe. They boxed themselves in their comfort zones because that's how they choose to live their lives, to be in a safe environment! Guess what, I'm one of those people. I have lived my life too safe and that gave me less exposure to what real life and real world is!

I mean, I do not encourage everyone to be reckless and be spontaneous with everything. With proper and intensive decision-making, I guess it's not wrong to explore the world for as long as you will stand up for the consequences you will face based on your actions.

If you want to grow and feel progress in your life, you must face the challenges outside your comfort zone. I would say, "we" because I will include myself here.

Procrastination

Oh well, who's a certified procrastinator here? If every procrastination pulls out a strand of hair as a counter, I would have lost all my hair by now. I would go bald!

But seriously, I mentioned in my previous articles that I'm super task-oriented and organized with my stuff but apparently, I procrastinate too! I set aside things that I consider least motivating to me. Discipline has to step up, for goodness sake.

Then again, one of the greatest killers of dreams is procrastination. The perfect time to start is now. No excuses. Stop overcomplicating. Just take action.

Spending more than you earn

This is a habit I'll never struggle with for life. I always keep my finances intact and secured. It's something I will always be proud of. I know how to manage my money well so spending more than I earn never bothers me.

To those who spend more than they earn, get rid of that as soon as possible. You will never attain a peaceful life if you are financially troubled. Most of the time, problems occur because of our spending habits. Let's keep track of our finances and spend wisely.

Sacrificing your health

I have learned my lesson not to compromise my health. I used to live an unhealthy lifestyle, not the alcoholic way. I used to skip meals and my sleeping patterns were unusual because of my job's nature.

From there, my health got compromised and escalated to something worse. I'm grateful I recovered and so now, I see to it that I never skip a meal because my health should be my top priority. I do exercise too, as much as I can.

Your health needs to be your top priority too. Build great eating habits, exercise regularly and get lots of fresh air.

Surrounding yourself with toxic people

As much as we want to, we want to live life without the presence of toxic people. I guess I'll just have to live on an island where it's just me and no people around me. But that's an unhealthy lifestyle though. No man is an island.

So I guess we'll just have to deal with negative people? We can find negative people everywhere but we still have the power to choose our responses. Meaning to say, let's choose to surround ourselves with positive and motivational people that see opportunities instead of limitations.

Seeking external validation

People-pleasing at its finest. I am a people pleaser, embarrassingly. I have been living my life trying to live up to others' expectations.

As a result, it takes out the freedom in me to be myself and just be who I am. It is a toxic trait indeed. That makes me miserable. We should stop seeking validation. Let's chase our own goals and dreams. It's our lives after all.

Giving in to short-term temptations

When we get into a situation where emotions and opportunities are taking over, we tend to forget what we're fighting for. These situations test out the character within us if we give in or not.

Facing these circumstances, we must develop the mindset and the discipline to avoid temptations and choose long-term growth. Always go back to the question, "why are you doing this in the first place?"

Focusing on things outside of your control

Bullseye. Straight from the heart. Seriously, I have this negative trait to control the things around me as much as possible. I get disappointed right away when things do go my way, but what can I do, the past is gone. I just have to let it go.

Circumstances will occur and it's outside of our control. What we can, on the other hand, is our responses. We have the power to choose our responses. We need to focus on the actions we can take to make our lives better.

So, do you have all these 8 destructive habits? Now is the time to ditch all of those!

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Keep safe everyone!