15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy

Purpose Fairy:

Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering - and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy - we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go:

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Comments

[Xunnamius]

05:00 PM on 06/04/2012

I've been practicing most of these since I was, like, 12.

[DeborahMagid]

10:08 AM on 05/17/2012

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[DeborahMagid]

10:06 AM on 05/17/2012

I'm unable to NOT do something (think about it), so I've written this response, point-by-point: Do 15 Things to Make Your Life Better

[Ayesha Khan]

05:03 PM on 04/11/2012

Oh now please for heaven's sake cut it off!!!!! Don't expect things that's beyond control, specially where nature is involved. We are all human's and not ---Made in Japan---If people are going to spend so much time to find things which will make them happy then when the hell we can spare time to be happy. And don't stress too much on being happy all the time, cause if you are happy all the time then you are no more happy. Our feelings, attachments, the worldly affair, and much more are all related to our being. Sometimes we react in voluntary and that's natural. Yes making an effort to bring tolerance and accepting the realities of life can less burden our miseries. We have to make an effort to remain in a content state, by being less aggressive and forgiving and ignoring things that are trivia. To cut it short try to remain engaged, almost engrossed in something that pleases you the most and by the end of the day you won;t have time enough to feel if you are happy or sad---being sad is no offense nor a defeat, give your self space---be yourself!!!!!!!!!!

[MaryAlice13155]

08:25 AM on 04/11/2012

Why do you post articles that require going to "Page Two"?
Can't the article fit on one "Page"?

[Crisdean Wulver]

08:16 AM on 04/11/2012

That's actually a pretty good list.

[rolando4rocks]

03:23 AM on 04/11/2012

I TRUELY BELIEVE there are 3 things that if we could get rid of now,we'd ALL BE HAPPIER (at least in the long run),and healthier
1..Home computers and the internet
2..Cell phones
3...Video games
We would INSTANTLY regress back into a people who GET THINGS DONE.Obesity levels in children would eventually level off and drop(they would not be on video games 80% of the time;back out PLAYING AGAIN),People would PAY ATTENTION BETTER,like they used to BEFORE CELL PHONES,and people WOULD READ AGAIN,GETTING MORE SOLID INFO and learning it better,as opposed to the dribble and DISTRACTIONS the internet has brought upon us.Yes,folks,we were BETTER 15 years ago.We need to REGRESS to PROGRESS.

[jimjits]

11:47 AM on 04/11/2012

Good point Rolo

[bombzombie]

12:39 PM on 04/12/2012

F & F

[jgamble28]

06:16 PM on 04/10/2012

Reading the article was easy to do and i would agree with it but doing it is hard. If it was easy we'd all be happy.

[guest1111]

06:57 PM on 04/10/2012

Agreed! Though I feel that if we all try to find things that make us happy and we have positive people in our lives we will be happier. I know many people are around ignorant and negative people which is why so many people on here are so miserable, negative and rude/disrespectful. They just either are not happy or they get joy out of being mean sorta like internet bullies lol. Its not very hard to be happy people have a choice in life to be happy or to just be miserable and as sad as this may sound people choose to be miserable. People choose to be hateful, negative, mean-spirited, rude, obnoxious, disrespectful and filled with drama. Now I am not aware if some act this way on the internet or real-life but we need to spread positivity and happiness and not hate and negativity.

Just be thankful for what you have in your life because it could be a lot worse. :)

[jgamble28]

12:34 PM on 04/11/2012

Your right to be thankful for what you have because it could be a lot worse. Good comment.

[nikkikelby]

05:31 PM on 04/10/2012

Great article! In this technological world and the need for both parents with children to work and barley scratch by is hard to reach these 15 goals. But opening your cone of preception and working with the inner self is important whomever you are. Meditation and learning how to work with your chakra energy centers will help release alot these self inflicted states of mind. Ego and control are some biggest things people need to let go of. Beware! once you begin to learn to do these thing stated in this article you'll begin to see through the fog that government, religion, and employers have created. You'll begin to see outside the box and you won't be a very good sheep anymore.

[Joanne Cee]

04:37 PM on 04/10/2012

Hmm. I would add, give up half the TV you're watching, and give up half the time you spend on the Internet! (Need to follow that last one myself.)

[guest1111]

07:02 PM on 04/10/2012

yes people need to spend less time on the internet. It seems that people take the internet very serious and the hate that spews out of people on here and on celebs is sick and disgusting. I feel that when you spend so much time on the internet reading sites like this it brings the ignorance out of others and you become ignorant because you believe what is being reported. Not being fully aware that the media lies and don't post factual things. Most of the stuff you hear or read is either overly exaggerated or made up. Some comment without knowing much about the issues, situations or events/people. So they end up believe cockamamie b.s. and then that clouds peoples judgments and their reality.

[victorzeller]

04:37 PM on 04/10/2012

I gave up reading the story and I am happier now.