Be social. People with more social support tend to live longer than those who are more isolated, and this is true even after accounting for your overall level of health. Suggested reading: How to Talk to Anyone
“ Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart, so that fresh, green leaves can grow in their place. It pulls up the rotten roots, so that new roots hidden beneath have room to grow. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place. ” ― Rumi
Ask yourself: What would I be risking if I did some of the things that are outside of my comfort zone? Next
