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Awareness by Freyr Wang
The advice this week is to take some time to pause and use your sense of awareness and appreciation for the little things in life. If you’re like me, you lead a busy life with commitments, deadlines, and routines, which can all be very stressful! However, when we intentionally take a moment to stop and observe what is around us, we find that this can help others, our mental health and make you realize the beautiful world around us.
A reason to do this is to understand the world around us and how lucky we are in the place we are. Seeing things might make you happy. For example, sunlight, laughter, and kindness. Seeing good things like these makes us more likely to do better things. We can also zoom out and accept how fortunate we are to live in this gorgeous world around us.
More benefits start flowing in from here. The ability to listen in and really interact with the environment can improve your well-being by miles. Being just a little bit more attentive can help you listen in on maybe a car speeding down the road, rain falling on hard concrete or birds flapping at each other. Realizing the amazing world we live in can help with mental health and can bring joy in yourself.
Finally, doing this helps you to zoom out and see other perspectives of life. This can not just help you, but also others. Recognizing other people’s surroundings and their current state is much better than staying dug in your own personal cave. This increases the chances for you to be more sociable. Whether it's sparking up a conversation with a stranger or helping an old lady cross the street, this allows you to thrive in your social situations. Practicing this can allow you to become more likeable and easier to talk to.
So, I want you all to practice and maybe unlock this skill this week. Paying attention to the little things in life. Whether it's your surroundings, or your background or even another person, doing this can help you become more kind, attentive, sociable, helpful, patient and remove stress. Have a great week everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read this week’s advice!