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7 Childhood Habits That Will Change Your Life
Rediscover important life lessons from children that will change your life and make you happier.
“The soul is healed by being with children.”
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky
When was the last time you carefully thought about children, how they play and live?
Recently, I went to a park, while I was sitting on a bench just flipping through a magazine, I was struck by the joyful sounds of kids playing.
Their laughter made me feel a happiness I rarely experience, and my worries seemed to vanish.
Watching them taught me that there are important child-like habits we often overlook as we get older that we need to bring back.
Here are seven of them:
Every Day is a New Day
The worries of adult life often get in the way of our happiness, and this is why a crucial childhood habit you should bring back as an adult is treating every day as a new day.
For children, each day is a fresh start. They wake up excited about what the day will bring, without worrying about what happened yesterday or what might happen tomorrow.
