Want to be HAPPY in 2025? Give up these FIVE feelings!

By Allison Yaeger

(Published in Longmeadow Neighbors January 2025)

A happy person in 2025

1. JEALOUSY

   
   Whether it's in relationships, work, or any other aspect of life, jealousy is less about what the other person has and more about what you perceive you do not. This misplaced anger hurts you more than it helps you to get what you want.

2. RESENTMENT

   
   It might seem like holding onto anger will keep you safe from getting hurt again, but it actually weakens you. Forgiveness is a much stronger and healthier to do to someone that has wronged you.

3. DEPENDENCE

   
   When we rely on others for happiness, we block our ability to give it to ourselves. Your relationships with others should mirror the happiness and self-love you already hold within you.

4. PERFECTIONISM

   It's great to strive to do your best, but if your happiness is dependent on the outcome, you'll set yourself up for disappointment. Nothing is perfect. This symptom of black-and-white thinking is often what holds us back from taking initial action or being happy with the end result.

5. SELF-DOUBT

   
   If you don't think you can do it, you won't. Whatever limits you perceive are the ones you've placed on yourself. Consciously or unconsciously, it's a choice.
   

   Ask Yourself-----What can you surrender to start being happy today?