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40 Things You Need To Rid Your Life of If You Want To Be Happy

January 28, 2018 By Lynn Bryson 15 Comments

We’re all on the same page when it comes to happiness… We all want it! I’ve never met someone who didn’t want to be happy. Have you?

In order to achieve this we have to make space for joy by getting rid of everything that doesn’t belong.

This list tells you what you need to remove from your life. Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There is no happiness without action.” To invite happiness in you must first clean house.

  1. Focusing On Your Insecurities
  2. Judging Others
  3. Being Controlled By Peer Pressure
  4. Wanting To “Keep Up With The Joneses”
  5. Caring What Others Think
  6. Being Hard On Yourself
  7. Living For Others
  8. Living In The Past
  9. Not Saying “No” When You Should
  10. The Need for Perfection
  11. Toxic Relationships
  12. Negative Influences
  13. Unhealthy Desires for Material Things
  14. Expectations
  15. Feelings of Being Too ________ (young, old, tall, short, heavy, thin, etc.)
  16. Doubt
  17. Lack Of Belief In Your Purpose
  18. Becoming Involved With Things That Don’t Better You As A Person
  19. Caring Too Much
  20. The Need For Instant Gratification
  21. A Failure Mentality
  22. Giving Too Much Of Yourself
  23. Impatience
  24. Settling
  25. All Work, No Play
  26. An Unforgiving Spirit
  27. Fear
  28. Lack Of Motivation For Bettering Yourself
  29. Being Dependent
  30. Not Taking Responsibility
  31. Feelings Of Worthlessness
  32. Not Believing In Yourself
  33. Being Defined By Your Past
  34. Being Defined By Others
  35. Drama
  36. Blaming
  37. Ignoring Your Needs
  38. Media Overload
  39. Busyness
  40. Being Indecisive

If any of these 40 things is in your life it’s because you don’t love, cherish and believe in yourself like you should. You deserve happiness! You must believe that you have worth and you must believe that because so you deserve to live a life full of joy and prosperity.

Comment below and tell me 5 things you want to get rid of to make room for happiness!

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Comments

  1. Angela says

    December 12, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    Yes, yes and yes!! Spot on!

    Reply
  2. Mickey says

    December 12, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    Wow, what a list! I think I do about 99.9% of that stuff…

    Reply
  3. Nina says

    December 12, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    I really needed this. Thank you <3

    Reply
  4. Sherry says

    December 13, 2016 at 1:43 am

    I have a failure mentality, feelings of unworthlessness, indecisive, doubt and settling, just to name a few. I am currently working in an online program to change these things. I want to be happy and be successful. I’m tired of settling for where I am. I have so much more potential and I know all the “stories” I have told myself are not true. Here’s to recognizing these bad habits and bringing in 2017 with better habits!!!

    Reply
    • Lynn Bryson says

      December 14, 2016 at 8:52 am

      Way to go Sherry! What an inspiration you are for pushing past the “stories” and creating new, better habits 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  5. Abby says

    December 13, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Such truth!

    Reply
  6. Andrea says

    December 18, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    I’ve got 25 covered, lol.

    Reply
  7. Mia says

    December 18, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    #3 has been so hard for me. I dealt with it in high school, then college, now in the “real world.” Sometimes it just seems easier to live like this. But most of the time it really brings me down.

    Reply
  8. Nene says

    December 26, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    Amen to #24!

    Reply
  9. Nancy says

    December 26, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    So. Much. Truth.

    Reply
  10. Cindy says

    December 28, 2016 at 11:33 am

    Amen!

    Reply
  11. Ashlynn says

    January 1, 2017 at 9:23 pm

    Oh goodness, #34 is so hard for me. I hope I GROW out of it 😉

    Reply
  12. Candy says

    January 2, 2017 at 11:23 am

    Wow! I am so so grateful I stopped to read this! I was not going to open the email and it is so amazing I did. I am living in fear of not ever changing and being a more productive person and am desperate for leading a full life. This list is perfect and I feel each one touches me. Powerful! This year is my hope to become the person I want to be

    Reply
  13. Jenna says

    January 22, 2017 at 8:54 pm

    Ugh… #14. I hear ya! SO true!

    Reply
  14. Esther says

    January 30, 2017 at 11:06 am

    I need to STOP settling!

    Reply

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