Stop It! 43 Things To Stop Doing NOW

Stop saying “I hate _.” That makes you a hater.
Stop acting like you’re the only one with problems.
Stop complaining to people that can’t do anything about it. They don’t want to hear.
Stop complaining if nothing can be done about it.
Just stop complaining, already!
Stop wishing that what is, isn’t and that what isn’t, is. Deal with what is real.
Stop watching so much television.
Stop calling yourself bad names. You are what you say you are.
Stop comparing yourself and your situation to others. Compare and despair.
Stop buying crap you don’t need.
Stop equating your self worth with your net worth.
Stop caring what other people think about you. Most of the time, it’s none of your business.
Stop trying to get more done in less time. Life is not about doing.
Stop being so attached to who’s in what political office. Most of the time, it doesn’t matter.
Stop acting and talking like your favorite celebrity or tv character.
Stop caring about what happens to Kim, Lindsay, Justin, JayLo, or any other celebrity. You have more important things to worry about.
Stop worrying so much.
Stop believing everything you hear.
Stop believing everything you read.
Stop believing everything you see.
Stop believing everything you think.
Stop pretending you don’t care about that thing that you say you don’t care about. Because you do care.
Stop wanting today to pass quicker than it is going to. That just makes it take longer.
Stop believing that it’s either this or that, black or white, right or wrong. It all depends on who you are, where you are and what year it is.
Stop eating so much junk.
Stop being so mean to your beautiful body. Yes, you.
Stop arguing for your limitations.
Stop believing that there is nothing you can do about it. There is always something you can do about it.
Stop believing that what always was will always be.
Stop saying that you will try. Yoda said “Do or do not. There is no try.”
Stop trying to change people. Change yourself instead.
Stop believing that God is interested in punishing you. She told me last week that you’re good at doing that all by yourself.
Stop thinking that you deserve to be punished.
Stop shoulding all over yourself.
Stop being so fearful. Fear is False Evidence Appearing Real.
Stop pretending that you have nothing to offer or contribute. If you’re still above ground, then you do.
Stop being so afraid of other people. They are just you in a different body.
Stop hanging out with people that want to keep you down. “It’s hard to soar like an eagle when you are running around with pigeons.” -Les Brown
Stop holding back what you need to say. It’s bad for digestion.
Stop holding on to your stuff so tightly. It’s making you constipated.
Stop worrying about money. That’s why you don’t have more.
Stop worrying that people will find out how smart, talented, gifted, funny, weird, nerdy, sentimental, warm and fuzzy and what a freak of nature you are. It takes all types, and it’s all good, my friend.
Stop hiding your light under a basket. We need it now more than ever.

p.s. Don’t believe anything I’ve written here.

Ted

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Kyle says:

November 10, 2011 at 10:45 am

Thanks Ted, #34 is that a nice way of saying don’t “poop” on yourself? Here is my way of living which I think echos what you’re saying:
Pray about everything
Worry about nothing
Be thankful about anything