Author of quotes: Tal Ben-Shahar

Use your eyesight every day as if blindness will strike you tomorrow. Hear the sounds of voices, birds singing as if tomorrow you will be deaf forever. Breathe in the aroma of flowers, enjoy the taste of food as if tomorrow you will lose your sense of smell and everything will become insipid for you.

Despite the fact that I do not like life's difficulties, they happen to me every now and then. But even in these situations, I have a choice. I can perceive them as an unpleasant experience that needs to be forgotten as soon as possible and forever, or I can comprehend and use the useful information that any test gives. For example, difficult times can teach me humility (getting to know my boundaries better), empathy (learning to empathize with others' pain), patience (realizing that things don't always go the way we plan), and resilience (trusting that I am able to recover). I do not have to feel joy when faced with a problem on my way, and yet when something bad happens, I can use this situation to grow and develop.

People with high self-esteem give love first, without worrying about whether it will be mutual. If they want to apply for a very good job, they do it without hesitation, even if they know they have little chance of getting one. Instead of worrying about what will be thought of them and how they will be received, they behave naturally - "strive to get rid of the image that is being imposed on them in order to be who they really are." They do not hide their vulnerabilities and shortcomings, they share them.