11. Give up the past.
All of us have experienced pain, had parents who erred, and gone through suffering. Why are you still hearing your parents’ voices in your brain today if you didn’t listen to them when you were younger? Every life event has given you wisdom or strengthened you in some way.
Yes, it is difficult. It might be difficult to remember that the now is all you have and will ever have, especially when the past seems so much better than the present and the future seems so terrifying.
When it was present, you chose to disregard the past that you are now yearning for and dreaming about. Quit fooling yourself.
Enjoy life and be present in all you do. Life is, after all, a journey rather than a destination. Have a clear idea of the future, get ready, but always be in the here and now.
12. Give up spending money on what you don’t need in an effort to buy happiness.
Living simply creates room for life to move freely. By blowing our budgets and overstuffing our homes with “things,” we make our lives more difficult. Truly, less is more.
13. Give up on your fears.
Fear is only an illusion that you manufactured; it doesn’t actually exist. Everything is in your head. If the inside is fixed, the outside will follow.
The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.
— Franklin D. Roosevelt
14. Give up anger.
The individual still hanging onto anger burns a hole in their palm. Put an end to that and remove it.
15. Give up control.
We live in a world that is beyond of our control, thus control is an illusion. You’ll age through your own rigidity if you don’t learn to welcome change and appreciate the new. Resolve to let go.
Be prepared to let go of the urge to constantly be in charge of the situations, events, people, and other things that happen to you and those around you. Just let them be, whether they are close friends, coworkers, or random people you pass on the street. You’ll notice how much better you feel when you accept everything and everyone for what they are.
