HOW TO BE HAPPY

Internet “personal development guru” Luminita Saviuc, who writes a blog called PurposeFairy, has identified the 15 things you need to give up if you want to be truly happy.
1. Give up the need to always be right
2. Give up the need to be in control
3. Give up on blame
4. Give up self-defeating inner thoughts
5. Give up complaining
6. Give up your limiting beliefs
7. Give up trying to impress people
8. Give up criticizing
9. Give up resisting change
10. Give up labels
11. Give up your fears
12. Give up excuses
13. Give up the past
14. Give up attachment
15. Give up living your life according to others’ expectations
* I tried a couple of these. I gave up.
* Can I just say right up front I’m not crazy about running my life according to someone who calls their blog PurposeFairy?
* Give up the need to be in control? Don’t you have to be in control to give up things?
* Sorry – there’s too many jerks around to let THEM be the ones in control.
* I don’t see sex or booze anywhere on this list.
* I bet she doesn’t give up her speaking fee when asked to give a talk.
* I think I’ll give up personal development gurus.