WhenHow much needles stress are you carrying around right now? Do you feel burdened by life's uncontrollable circumstances & your own emotional issues? Becoming more grounded & happy starts with letting go of worry & stress. Letting go of anything in life can be scary, but it can also be an amazing act of self-love. Letting go of my worries & stress made a difference for me; of course I still dip in & out of some very stressful circumstances from time to time, but I've found this quick reference list a good reminder of what I need to strive for on a daily basis in order to feel better & think effectively. 1. Let go of cheating on your future with your past. It's time to move on & tell a new story. 2. Let go of feeling guilty for making yourself a priority. 3. Let go of all thoughts that don't make you feel empowered & strong. 4. Let go of your fear of the unknown; take one small step & watch the path reveal itself. And remember that you don’t need to know it all first. We learn the way on the way. 5. Let go of worrying; worrying is like praying for what you don't want. 6. Let go of blaming anyone for anything; be accountable for your own life. If you don't like something, you have two choices, accept it or change it. 7. Let go of regrets; at one point in your life, that “whatever" was exactly what you wanted. 8. Let go of anger toward ex lovers & ex friends. We all deserve happiness & love; just because it is over doesn't mean the love was wrong. It’s what you needed at the time to learn & grow. 9. Let go of trying to save or change people. Everyone has her own path & the best thing you can do is work on yourself & set a great example. 10. Let go of thinking you are damaged & flawed; you matter, & the world needs you just as you are. You are not the shape of your body or the number on some scale. Your uniqueness is what makes you outstanding. 11. Let go of thinking everyone else is happier, more successful or better off than you. You are right where you need to be. Your journey is unfolding perfectly for you. 12. Let go of thinking you are not where you should be.You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go. it comes to the things we want, there always seems to be an endless list. No matter how many times we get something off that list, we add new things to replace it. In life, this drama of wanting & getting and wanting is all part of the dance. The things we want motivate us to get up & get them. And yet, at the same time, we can torment ourselves with our wanting, especially when we want something we can’t have or can’t find. It is in cases like these that it might be fruitful to entertain the idea that maybe what you really want is right in front of you. Maybe you are using this desire you can’t fulfill to distract you from truly engaging the blessings you already have. It may seem like that doesn’t make sense, yet we do it all the time. It may be easier to see in other people than to see it in ourselves. We have all heard our friends wishing they were more this or less that, and looking at them we see clearly that they are everything they are wishing they were. We know people who have wonderful partners and yet envy you yours. We wish we could give these people a look at their situations from our perspective so that they could see that what they want really is right in front of them. It’s not too far-fetched to consider that we might be victims of the same folly. It can be scary to have what we want. We get caught up in the chase and forget to enjoy the beauty right in front of us—like a child who never wants the toy she has in her hand but always the one just out of her reach. Take a moment today to consider the many things you are holding in the palm of your hand and how you might best play with them.