12 Nov2014
30 rules of life I learned to follow by the age of 30
As in 2014 I celebrated my 30th birthday, I decided to put up a list of the rules of life I learned in my first 30 years.
These rules make my life simpler, happier, healthier and calmer.
Some of them might seem extreme to many of you but after years of practice I realized they work the best for me and I don’t even have to think about most of them any more.
Now these rules of life became kind of automatic to me :)
Last year I wrote 29 achievements I am grateful for in my life which also stated 29 dreams I still want to fulfill.
30 rules of life I learned to follow by the age of 30:
- I meditate at least 5 minutes per day
- I do yoga at least 5 hours per week
- I drink a lot of water in the morning
- I don’t drink anything while eating
- I hardly ever watch TV
- I don’t criticize people unless they ask for my opinion
- I forgive everything and everyone, no matter what
- I smile even when I’m angry, and even at random people
- I walk at least 10,000 steps every day or 70,000 on average per week
- I use stairs instead of the lift always when possible
- I try not to swear
- I count at least 10 things I’m grateful for every single day before going to sleep. I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal with those things since December 2014
- I avoid buying things I don’t need
- I don’t eat meat
- I don’t drink alcohol
- I don’t smoke
- I don’t use any drugs
- I tell people I like/appreciate/love them each time I feel it
- I don’t use any medicine unless there’s really no other way
- I hug people more and more every day
- I read motivational books and watch inspirational videos every week
- I don’t hurt animals
- I try to be raw vegan as much as possible
- I walk barefoot always when possible
- I only use on my skin what I could eat = no chemicals
- I drink coconut water and eat fresh coconut meat always when possible
- I use coconut oil instead of most of my cosmetics
- I write down what I have learned from every single bad experience in my life
- I listen to my intuition
- I work on becoming a better person than yesterday
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Landon @ Uneven Sidewalks
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Great list! It’s good to focus on what makes us better people and not let the hype and pressure from around us force us to do things that we wouldn’t choose for ourselves. Keep it up!
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Very true, gotta agree with you, Landon :)
Adam
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All solid tips … just want you to know that I Evernoted this list so I can try some new things in my life going forward … cheers!
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Wow! What a surprise, Adam! Hope you can start incorporating some of my rules into your life in the near future, too :)
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Comment@ Scott:
Good choice, Scott :) Do you also enjoy walking barefoot? :)
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Comment@ shelly Tweh:
Glad to hear that, Shelly. I am happy to have inspired you, hopefully in a positive way ;)
shelly Tweh
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Ur rules are really amazing. I think I’ll copy some few things from it .
Scott
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Excellent list, Alexandra! They’re all excellent points and now I’m inspired to create my own lists. If I had to pick, I would say numbers #8, #13, #22, #24, #29 and #30 are my favorites.
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Comment@ Sab:
I have a lot of stickers on my fridge, too :D Something like ”close it, do not eat again” … not that they work :D
Sab
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Very wise list. I should follow a lot of your points too. I’m just so terrible lazy. Will write that down and pin it on my fridge. Thanks for the inspiration.
The Guy
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Wonderful reflections Alex. I always enjoy your list articles and your reflections on life. You have a very wholesome and reflective approach.
We should learn from the past to make a better tomorrow and you certainly do that.
Whilst I often go through phases of some, not all of these I’ve always been true to no. 11. It is very, very rare for me to swear. I generally see it as a sign of people being inarticulate. I may not be good with words but at least if I refrain from swearing I think a little bit more about what I say.
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Thumbs up for no swearing :)
Crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ JR:
There’s so many articles about it online, just check it out: grounding, it boosts your energy, free foot massage etc. ;)
Crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Jon Espina:
Love to see more people have the same opinion about the negative news on TV. We are better off without them :)
Crazy sexy fun traveler
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Comment@ Fabiana:
Thanks so much, Fabiana :) really like when people become better in something ;)
Jon Espina
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I thought not watching TV is a sign that I am not getting any younger. hahaha I am also 30 years old.
But this post proves that not watching too much TV is better. It clears your thoughts of any negative stuff on the news.
It makes you focus on more important things in life :)
Jon from the Philippines
Fabiana
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You have some really cool ones here that I am trying to copy.
JR
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just curious why is being barefoot a good thing?
Crazy Sexy Fun Traveler
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Comment@ Maricel:
Haha of course. I don’t take photos of my neighbor’s toes :D
Maricel
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Is that your toes? :)