30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself.
(19/3)written by : Marc & Angel
#1. Stop spending time with the wrong
people. – Life is too
short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. If
someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t
have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who
continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that
stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you
when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
#2. Stop
running from your problems. – Face them head on. No, it won’t be
easy. There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every
punch thrown at them. We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve
problems. That’s not how we’re made. In fact, we’re made to get
upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall. Because that’s the whole purpose of
living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of
time. This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.
#3. Stop lying
to yourself. – You can lie to anyone else in the world, but
you can’t lie to yourself. Our lives improve only when we take chances,
and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with
ourselves.
#4. Stop
putting your own needs on the back burner. – The
most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too
much, and forgetting that you are special too. Yes, help others; but help
yourself too. If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do
something that matters to you, that moment is now.
#5. Stop trying to be someone
you’re not. – One of the greatest
challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone
else. Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter,
someone will always be younger, but they will never be you. Don’t change
so people will like you. Be yourself and the right people will love the
real you.
#6. Stop
trying to hold onto the past. – You can’t start the next chapter of your life
if you keep re-reading your last one.
#7. Stop being
scared to make a mistake. – Doing something and getting it wrong is at
least ten times more productive than doing nothing. Every success has a
trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards
success. You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than
the things you did.
#8. Stop
berating yourself for old mistakes. – We
may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how
things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and
things that are right for us. We all make mistakes, have struggles, and
even regret things in our past. But you are not your mistakes, you are
not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and
your future. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is
preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
#9. Stop trying to buy
happiness. – Many of the things we
desire are expensive. But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us
are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.
#10. Stop
exclusively looking to others for happiness. – If
you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a
long-term relationship with anyone else either. You have to create
stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.
#11. Stop
being idle. – Don’t think too much or you’ll create a
problem that wasn’t even there in the first place. Evaluate situations
and take decisive action. You cannot change what you refuse to
confront. Making progress involves risk. Period! You can’t
make it to second base with your foot on first.
#12. Stop
thinking you’re not ready. – Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an
opportunity arises. Because most great opportunities in life force us to
grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at
first.
#13. Stop
getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons. –
Relationships must be chosen wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be
in bad company. There’s no need to rush. If something is meant to
be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best
reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
#14. Stop
rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work. – In
life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some
will test you, some will use you and some will teach you. But most
importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
#15. Stop
trying to compete against everyone else. –
Don’t worry about what others are doing better than you. Concentrate on
beating your own records every day. Success is a battle between YOU and
YOURSELF only.
#16. Stop
being jealous of others. – Jealousy is the art of counting someone
else’s blessings instead of your own. Ask yourself this: “What’s
something I have that everyone wants?”
#17. Stop
complaining and feeling sorry for yourself. –
Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction
that is meant for you. You may not see or understand everything the
moment it happens, and it may be tough. But reflect back on those negative
curveballs thrown at you in the past. You’ll often see that eventually
they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation. So
smile! Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were
yesterday, and you will be.
#18. Stop
holding grudges. – Don’t live your life with hate in your
heart. You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you
hate. Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.” It
is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness
forever.” Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate
yourself! And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s
for you too. If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better
next time.
#19. Stop
letting others bring you down to their level. –
Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
#20. Stop
wasting time explaining yourself to others. – Your
friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway. Just do
what you know in your heart is right.
#21. Stop
doing the same things over and over without taking a break. – The
time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it. If you
keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.
Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
#22. Stop
overlooking the beauty of small moments. –
Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they
were the big things. The best portion of your life will be the small,
nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
#23. Stop
trying to make things perfect. – The
real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.
#24. Stop
following the path of least resistance. – Life
is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile.
Don’t take the easy way out. Do something extraordinary.
#25. Stop
acting like everything is fine if it isn’t. – It’s
okay to fall apart for a little while. You don’t always have to pretend
to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going
well. You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking
either – cry if you need to – it’s healthy to shed your tears. The sooner
you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.
#26. Stop
blaming others for your troubles. – The
extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you
take responsibility for your life. When you blame others for what you’re
going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part
of your life.
#27. Stop
trying to be everything to everyone. –
Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out. But making one
person smile CAN change the world. Maybe not the whole world, but their
world. So narrow your focus.
#28. Stop
worrying so much. – Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens,
it will strip today of its joy. One way to check if something is worth
mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s
time? Three years? Five years?” If not, then it’s not worth
worrying about.
#29. Stop
focusing on what you don’t want to happen. –
Focus on what you do want to happen. Positive thinking is at the
forefront of every great success story. If you awake every morning with
the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you
pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.
#30. Stop
being ungrateful. – No matter how good or bad you have it, wake
up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately
fighting for theirs. Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try
thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.
This
is such a beautiful list, and we all are guilty of some of these. The best
thing to do is just remember each day to appreciate and reflect a bit, even if
it's only a few minutes.
#Reference :
Word Power
1. mulling
: to think carefully; consider.
2.
portion : a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with
it.
3.
berating : to
scold; rebuke.
4.stumble
: to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, especially a sinful one.
5.flawlessly
: having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish
the value
6.forefront
: the pos ition of greatest importance or prominence.
7.curveballs
: to take (someone) by surprise, especially in a negative way.
8.passion
: any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
Affixes (Prefix/Suffix)
Available
1. happiness
(root : happy; suffix : +iness)
2.
flawlessly (root : flawless; suffix : +ly)
3. laughter
(root : laugh; suffix : +ter)
4. overlooks
(root : look; affix : over + __+s)
5. something
(root: thing ; prefix : some+)
6. comfortable
(root : comfort; suffix : +table)
7. capable (root : able; prefix : cap+)
8. everyone
(root : one; prefix : every+)
9. relationship(root : relation; suffix : +ship)
10.confront
(root : front; prefix: con+)
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