Turning TWENTY FIVE

I'm writing this as my friend asked me write something positive. There's already a lot of negativity around. You never know who might connect with you or feel better reading it.. Chinu - Baby here I come with something positive :) Thank you for the motivation :*

Start saving
You're 25 now but you're not going to stay 25 forever. Don't spend more than what you earn. That additional pair of heels, make up, partying all weekends is not going to help in the long run. So save for the rainy day

Build your career
You can't spend your whole life dependent on someone. Focus on your career. Make it big, grow more. Having a steady career is very very important. It makes you financially stable.

Learn to say no
Start saying no to things and people where you think it's necessary.. You're not born on this earth to please everyone or rather you can't please everyone

Take good care of your body
This is what most of the people ignore at this age. You're not going to be 25 forever!!! Treat your body like a temple.Eat healthy try to stay fit and get adequate sleep (trying to follow this since quite sometime now, still not working :p) This might not show up now but it surely will when you hit a half century

Travel a lot
The more places you go the more people you meet.. The more experiences you get, the more you'll learn.

Read
Read a lot. Okay this is my favourite part.
As there's a well known saying which goes like
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one"
For starters reading improves your vocabulary.. Your imagination. You'll be transported to a whole new world when you read.

Be nice to people
This world needs more of nice people.  Never let go off the chance of making someone feel better. Doesn't matter if they're strangers... Be kind. The joy of giving is more than the joy of receiving.

Spend time with your family
Remember your parents have been with you through all the highs and lows. They have taken good care of you and made you what you're today. So now would be the payback time. You can never pay them back no matter what you do. Take them out. Chill with your family at home.. Take a vacation do anything.. Just do it with them

Love the skin you're in
Love your body. Everybody is special. People are always going to call you too thin too fat too tall too short too fair too dark. Just don't pay heed to them.. Wish to wear a strapless dress but are concerned if you look plump.. Don't care just go ahead and wear it.You're cool with your sweat shirts and shorts that's all right too... You don't have to follow what the crowd does.. Everyone is beautiful in their own sweet way. Don't ever let anybody tell you otherwise.

Don't be a judgemental jackass
You have never stepped into their shoes. So better think a thousand times before judging someone. Have an open mind. People have their fair share of struggles everyday

Ask what you want
Be it job, friends or relationships. Tell people clearly if you expect something from them. Nobody is going to read your mind.

Nothing is permanent
Be it anxiety, stress, depression, sadness or anything that brings you down. Its just a phase and everything is going to fade. Things are going to be alright. Its ok to not be okay all the time. You're not god.

Its okay to make mistakes
Nobody is perfect. You're allowed to make mistakes. Don't be too harsh on yourself. Just ensure that you don't repeat it again.

Its okay to let go
Things change start accepting them.A lot of people choose to leave you. You choose to let go off a lot of people a lot of new people would also come in your life.
This is the time when you'll see your exes getting married and settling. Its okay to let them go. If they are out of your life it's for a particular reason. Let go off anything that weighs you down.

Everything happens for a reason
It might not make sense now. But it will definitely make sense in the end when your whole life is playing in front of your life. Also time heals everything :)

Get busy living or get busy dying
This is one of my favourite quotes from "The Shawsank Redemption"
Follow your heart. Do what makes you happy. Live the moment and be happy about it. Cribbing is not going to take you anywhere anyways.

Life is not always going to be fair but its not always going to be bad either
Be it God taking away your loved one. Your relationship. Your job. It could be anything..
Someone you think who deserves less than you is going to get way more than that. Its not always going to be fair.. But that doesn't mean its always sad either. You have your moments. Its always going to be a roller coaster... Accept it.

Forgive and forget
Holding a grudge is not going to make you feel better. It is going to make you negative and feel bad. Forgiving someone who hasn't asked for it is the hardest. But do it. You'll eventually feel better, lighter and happier.

Your loved ones are always going to be there for you. So cherish them.. Always..
If you're stuck, lost directionless. Talk to your people. They're always going to be there for you. There are peole who will always love you and want to take care of you. Cherish them and don't let go off them. Don't take them for granted.

Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can’t do something themselves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it. Period. – Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)

This is my favourite life quote.

Ps. If you haven't yet watched The Pursuit of Happyness, stop doing what you're doing and watch that movie now...

These are the few things that I learned before turning 25. Is there anything else you'd like to add?