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Romanticizing your life is not only a trending term on Pinterest, TikTok, and Instagram. Instead, it is a way of living that can change your perspective towards life and live it to the fullest.

If you are ready to live your life in each passing moment, below are some ways to romanticize your life.

Enjoy the mundanity of life.

When was the last time you enjoyed the warmth of the sun on your skin? The smell of fresh rain from the ground. Or the first breeze of chilled winter? Your life might be busy, and you might run to tick the next task on your to-do list. But these small, mundane things are still there for you to enjoy.

The self-help gurus on the internet might ask you to wake up early and touch the grass. They say that it is the secret to a successful and accomplished life. But while you are there, watch how the first rays of the sun reflect through the dew drops on the plants. While you are walking, don’t forget to feel the blades of the grass between your toes.

If you change how you look at these things, you will start feeling alive again. You will know how much you were missing out in your life and how much you needed this. You will realize, you don’t need another accomplishment to feel good about yourself. Instead, your happiness lives in what you call a regular, mundane life.

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Write your life story through journaling.

What if your life was a script for a movie or a novel? What if someone was writing the story of your life? How will they describe it? Would they write about the brave knight fighting monsters every day to become a hero? Or would they describe you as a young man on a quest to find life’s hidden treasures?

Why can’t that author be you? Think about your life and try to describe it as a story. Think, what it would be like if your story was set in medieval times and the boss you hate was some dragon that you aspire to conquer. What if all your gossip-monger colleagues were goblins who stink and live in mud?

If you are a fiction lover, you are going to fall in love with this idea of describing your life as some kind of fairy tale. This will not only offer detachment but will also give you enough power to go through the toughest situations in life.

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Work on your mindset. (You are the main character)

To write yourself as a hero, you need to see yourself as a hero first. To do that, you need to live your life as the main character of your own movie or story. Romanticizing your life is all about shifting your focus from the outer world to yourself.

It means you need to work on your mindset and start referring to yourself as the main character, and everyone else is the supporting cast. That does not mean that you do not give them enough importance, but you also need to understand that this is a way of living.

If you were the protagonist of your life, would you be living the way you are living right now? What changes would you make to your life or mindset? Would you be worried about what others think, or would you only care about how you think or lead your life?

Live your life with the main character’s energy and see how you start attracting happiness.

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Add little things to your life. (things that define you)

One way to start living as the main character in your life is to add little things to your life. These little things are what define you. When you watch your favorite movie, you will see how a protagonist’s room defines their personality perfectly. They will have the right wallpaper, the right lamp near their bed, the right room décor, and other things.

You can do similar things to your surroundings and your lifestyle as well. Invest your time pursuing the things that you want to do. You can start by adding a little something at your bedside and bathing from the shower gel of your favorite fragrance to wear the kind of clothes you always wanted to wear or cook your favorite food from your childhood.

These little things will make your life more fulfilling. In this way, you will see your life in a different light. You will make your life more personalized and more about you than about anyone else.

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Be mindful.

Another good way to romanticize your life is to stay in the present moment. The whole concept of romanticizing your life is to be more mindful of each passing moment. Feel the breeze, touch the grass, feel the warmth of the sun, the softness of the fabric you are wearing, the shape of the ring, and the lightness in your walk.

When you start living in the present moment, you start noticing the smallest things. It makes you feel more alive and fuller of gratitude that you have so much in life. This not only changes your mindset completely but also gives you a fulfilling life.

While people struggle to be mindful, they try meditation, yoga, digital detoxification, and deep breathing techniques to bring their focus to the present moment. Romanticizing your life is all about concentrating on your life and seeing how much you have that you can cherish. So, you don’t need to shift your focus to anything else.

Add some art to your life.

While modern people are busy living their grey lives, it is ideal to add some color to it now and again. Try to add some art pieces to your life. Since art is a broad spectrum in itself, you can choose a variety of things from a plethora of options.

Make a mug or a tray in pottery class and use it as home décor. Bring in your favorite flowers to keep in the vase you bought at the thrift market. Design your own clothes for a special event. Bake some cookies to have with milk on the weekends. Visit a museum to appreciate art or buy a painting for your living room.

Living a routine life can help you achieve your goals. Adding some art will bring a spark to your life, and you will see how your life goes from black and white to living with a rainbow.

Create a space for yourself.

What is your cozy space? What is that nook in your house or room where you can go and instantly feel happy, safe, or comfortable? If you don’t have one, you need one. You need to have a personal space where you can sit and daydream.

A place that is full of things that define you. It can be your favorite blanket or your favorite plushie. All the books that you want to read or a space where you can play your favorite video game without a care in the world.

Having a space for yourself provides you with an escape. The sort of escape that you need when you are tired from your life or the stress in it. At times, you need a corner where you can go and be yourself without any toxicity and away from external judgment. You deserve that.

Be thankful for little things.

Romanticizing your life is all about gratitude as well. The moment you shift your focus to yourself and start living in the present moment, you notice things you never did before. Hence, you start being grateful for the smallest of things in your life.

Romanticizing your life does not mean that you make it aesthetically pleasing. It means you start noticing life in each moment and start living it to the fullest. Once you do it, your heart will be filled, and you will be more grateful for those moments.

Being grateful for little things and living through each moment can change your life in a way you may have never imagined. It will change your attitude and perception towards life, therefore, changing your life.

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Explore More.

You always thought of living in the big city. But now all you do is go to your workplace and come back home. While you are on your journey to romanticizing your life, try to explore the city where you are living as a tourist.

Search the best places to visit in your city or near you. Go to the nearest arts and crafts exhibition. Or visit the local flea market. Try a cup of coffee from a small business or a place you have never visited.

Drive through the outskirts of your city in the morning and experience the sunrise or sunset. Are there any sanctuaries around you that can bring you closer to nature? Find them and visit them.

Exploring can bring you closer to yourself. You will know that there is more to life than the spaces you have been spending your life in. Therefore, be the main character, choose your theme song, and live on.

Leave comparison and negativity behind.

One of the best things about romanticizing your life is that you no longer have any time or space for any comparison or negativity. You are so focused on creating the life you always wanted to live that you can’t even think about negative things anymore.

Since you have shifted your focus to living life in each moment, you won’t even think about comparing your life with anyone else. You can consider it as a starting step to romanticizing your life. Or you can start focusing on yourself while you leave the negativity behind.

Soon, you will glow in a new light. Negativity and comparison do not have any space in your life as you are writing your own story now.

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Conclusion

Romanticizing your life is not about delusion and detachment from the current or bitter realities of your life. Instead, it is about appreciating the little moments you already have and being grateful for having them.

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