15 Things to Give Up On for a Happier Life (Part 2)

Picking up where we left off.....
8. Give up your need to impress others.  Stop trying so hard to be something that you're not just to make others like you.  It doesn't work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you're not, the moment you take off all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.
9. Give up your resistance to change. Change is good! Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and the lives of those around you.
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls." -Joseph Campbell
10. Give up labels. Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don't understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open.
11. Give up on your fears. Fear is just an illusion, it doesn't exist-you created it. It's all in your mind.  Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place. As FDR said, "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."
12. Give up your excuses. Send them packing and tell them they're fired.  You no longer need them.  A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, using all kind of excuses that 99.9% of the time aren't even real!
13. Give up the past. Yes, it's hard. Super hard!!! Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening, or when the past was so awful, the present is awful and you pretty much accept that the future will be no better. But the present is all we have in life, so be present in everything you do and enjoy life. Life is a journey, not a destination.
14. Give up attachment. This is a hard concept to grasp, but the moment you detach yourself from things, (and that doesn't mean you give up your love for them-because love and attachment are different, with attachment coming from a place of fear and love is pure, kind and selfless) you become so peaceful.
15. Give up living your life to other people's expectations. Way to many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They are living their lives according to what others think is best for them.  They ignore their inner voice. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need...and eventually they forget about themselves. You must live your own life!

I  gained a lot of insight into my life as I contemplated these 15 things.  I have a hard time giving up each and every one of these things to a certain extent, as we all do. But I'm going to try harder to let go of more of these things, even if it's just a little bit at a time. 
Robyn