{"id":987887,"date":"2024-04-19T03:15:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T03:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devoutly.org\/journal\/?p=987887"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:20:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:20:48","slug":"5-ways-to-start-living-life-on-your-terms-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devoutly.org\/journal\/5-ways-to-start-living-life-on-your-terms-now\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Start Living Life on Your Terms Now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Do you feel stuck in a rut? Here\u2019s how you can change things today!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m so tired of feeling stuck,\u201d a close friend recently told me. Approaching her 25th birthday, she was looking at her life as it had panned out so far. She desired marriage, a family, to find something she could be passionate about. Yet here she was, still single, working a job she didn\u2019t love just because she needed the work, only having energy left to play video games in her free time. Do you feel someone similar? Have you been aching to start living life on your terms?<\/span><\/p>\n

After a long, emotional therapy session, my friend decided it was time for a change. She wasn\u2019t seeing the life she wanted from her current situation. She decided to finally take the next step and pursue grad school and her dream of becoming a counselor.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hardest Part is Starting<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

My friend wasn\u2019t meeting new people. She wasn\u2019t growing in her career. She wasn\u2019t living to the fullest\u2014she was just surviving. Her life was consumed by getting through each day. That day in therapy, she reached a breaking point. She was done watching outside forces control her story. She had to make the conscious effort to dig her heels in and make a different choice.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This conversation got me thinking. It\u2019s easy to get comfortable living a certain way, even though you know things can be better. You form your habits, get in a routine and become complacent. Time starts to pass you by as you are swept up into the current. But it doesn’t need to stay this way. Do you want to see transformation in your life?<\/a> You can begin living life on your terms today. <\/span>Here\u2019s how you can start right now.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5 Ways to Start Living Life on Your Terms<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. Take Ownership of Your Identity<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Who are you? <\/span>An easy enough question, but it\u2019s worth pondering and even writing down your answers. Here are more questions to help paint a clear picture:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n