Support others
Supporting, guiding, and making contributions to other people is one of life’s greatest rewards.
The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Supporting, guiding, and making contributions to other people is one of life’s greatest rewards.
Treat everyone with the same level of respect you would give to your grandfather and the same level of patience you would have with your baby brother.
Finding happiness in the small things that happen every day, like the smell of a homecooked meal, or holding hands with someone you care for, can make a big difference in the quality of your life.
It’s good to take stock of a situation and realise when an opportunity presents itself. Take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves today, as they may be different from tomorrow’s opportunities.
How you see yourself is more important than how others see you. Set your own values and live to them, and this is what others will see.
Ecotherapy: “It gives me structure, makes me utilise the daylight and get out of bed. It gives me something outside of myself to nurture and look after and that helps me to better look after myself.”
Ecotherapy can improve your mental and physical wellbeing through doing outdoor activities, by working in nature, such as a conservation project, gardening or farming, or by experiencing nature, such as enjoying the views on a walk or cycling through some woodland.
People who are not comfortable in their own skin and who have insecurities will often pick apart others in order to feel better. You can find less personal topics if you feel you need to fill uncomfortable silences.
Get to the root of why you find it’s okay to talk behind the back of your friends, in order to know how to stop. It may be insecurity, boredom, revenge, to ‘protect’ others, to be funny, or just thoughtlessness.
Don’t let the opinions of others stand in your way. What they think and say about you isn’t important. What is important is how you feel about yourself.