Give Up's

i found this through a friend on FetLife (Gah) and thought it was well written--

I believe most of us - though we do participate in "labels, control and attachment" - there is a different mindset that we hold close. This enables us to better apply these "Give up's" in life outside of D/s or kink, or whatever you participate in, to really focus on what matters: the things that DO make us happy. None of us I believe are truly happy without experimenting with freedom outside the mental boundaries we set for ourselves.

1. Give up your need to always be right.
2. Give up your need for control.
3. Give up on blame.
4. Give up your self defeating self talk.
5. Give up your limiting beliefs about what you can or can not do, about what is possible or impossible.
6. Give up complaining.
7. Give up the luxury of criticism.
8. Give up your need to impress others.
9. Give up your resistance to change.
10. Give up labels.
11. Give up on your fears.
12. Give up your excuses.
13. Give up the past.
14. Give up attachment.
15. Give up living your life to other people’s expectations.

*credit to V. Franceschi.