I feel immensely grateful for what I have in my life.

Be Thankful for Your Family

I am thankful for my family. I feel really blessed to have my father, mother, brother, and sister in my life. Even for our arguments, I feel blessed. Learn to be thankful for your family, even if you share complicated relationships. Some people don’t even have loved ones to call their own.

Be Thankful for Your Friends

I am thankful for the close friends in my life. I am thankful for my best friend who has been through all my ups and downs in life. She has always provided me with unwavering support.

When I’m thankful for having my friends, I realize I also am inviting the right kind of people to enter my life. I am seeking a deeper connection through them.

Be Thankful for Your Relationships

No matter how your relationship turned out, I realize those relationships entered my life for a reason. It taught me how to fall in love. I realized I was capable of loving someone deeply and wholly. And that someone was able to love me in the same way. More than ever, I also realize I deserve to be in a healthy relationship with someone.

Be Thankful for Your Money

One of the biggest lessons you should learn is to always be thankful for the money flowing into your life. And here’s a secret. If you want to attract more wealth, then starting thanking in advance for the wealth to enter your life. You’re creating space and sending off vibrational energies to let that wealth shower you.

Related: Pay Off Bills – Make Room for Money and Greatness to Enter Your Life

What are you grateful for? Please share with me in the comments.

Your twenties are an important decade and often it even sets the tone for the coming years. Here are some smart moves you can make in your twenties!

Seize Opportunities

Your twenties is a time where you have freedom and choice. Chances are you don’t have much responsibility at this point, so if a fabulous opportunity comes your way, take it up!

It’s a chance for personal growth.

Save Money

This is something I personally do. I save over $10,000 a year through simple measures. It has served me well for personal and family reasons. I used it to travel to Mumbai, India on a month-long film and media program. Recently, I used it to set up this website and having my novel edited by a professional.

Another reason to save is for sensitive situations. I have used it for my family purposes as well.

Learn the Value of Forgiveness

It’s amazing how much baggage and pain people carry through their lives. Learn to forgive – you don’t even need to tell the other person. Learn to let go of this baggage and even forgive yourself. Don’t hold onto your painful experiences. Take the lesson and move forward.

Travel

This is the perfect time to travel and experience so many places. This is one thing on my to-do list. I would like to spend time traveling the world.

Minimize Use of Technology

Recently, I have minimized watching television and using my iPhone. You become so caught up in this technology that you forget to live in the moment you have been given. I’m surprised how much I have discovered and relaxed after I stopped clinging to this technology.

How are you making the most of your 20s? Please share with me in the comments!

No matter what is going on in your world, you do have the ability and control to be happy. You can create moments of happiness for yourself everyday, however little those moments may seem to you.

The Beauty of Creating Moments of Happiness

You don’t to depend on your career, man, or even your family to make yourself happy. I’m not saying these aren’t sources of happiness for you. But it can become dangerous if you become too dependent on these to be happy.

Ultimately, the key to happiness is inside you. Every one of us has that magical key.

You feel this beautiful energy when you find happiness in yourself.

Related: The Real Beauty of Stepping Into Your Truth

How Can You Create Happiness for Yourself?

Develop the ability to create happiness for yourself. It’s a habit that’s going to serve you well for the rest of your life. It could be anything. Recently, I wanted to watch a movie with Chinese take out and a glass of wine. I invited my friends, but everyone seemed to be busy. It didn’t matter to me. I decided I was going to do just that, only with the company of myself.

Here are some ways I create happiness for myself:

• Going for a walk outside and soaking in the majestic abundance of nature
• Cooking a meal, especially my favorite dish
• Closing my eyes and meditating
• Listening to inspiration radio shows
• Going out for a meal or snack at my favorite restaurant/lounge by myself
• Sitting at my place with a lovely glass of wine

How do you feel when you create moments of happiness, however small? Please share with me in the comments!

In your twenties, many milestones occur. Getting your first job, living on your own, and building new friendships.

Related: Make the Most of Your 20s – What You Do Matters

Making Mistakes

But your twenties are also filled with mistakes, like dating a jerk or jumping into something too fast without thinking. Maybe you had an outburst with your parents. Or you accepted a job and realized later it wasn’t for you. It’s natural to make mistakes during this time.

This is the Time!

This is the perfect time to make mistakes. Mistakes lead to personal growth. I’ve dated the wrong guy and taken the wrong job. It’s only later that I realized they weren’t for me and that I didn’t feel happy and fully present.

But you know what? They were stepping stones. They came into my life because they led me to the perfect guy and job.

Don’t Repeat Them

My clarity became sharper after these experiences. Now that I knew what I didn’t want in my life, I was able to value when something right did come into my life. I knew I would not take that person or event for granted.

Most of all though, it’s normal to make mistakes in your twenties. Your twenties are like a laboratory. But don’t make the same mistake twice. Learn from them and apply the new found wisdom to guide you and make the right decisions that truly make you happy.

Have you learned from your mistakes? What was your experience like? Please share with me in the comments!