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What do you want to leave behind in order to start the New Year afresh?

Daily | December 30th, 2008 by Danielle LaPorte

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us. - Joseph Campbell

Carrie says: Old thoughts that don’t serve me. Anything that one day, some day I might wear, use or need, chuck it!

Danielle says: An old dream that was too tight to begin with. Misplaced blame - blame in all forms, actually. About 10 pounds.

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GinaHyams 12/30/2008 07:45 AM 1 point
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Yes, I'm about to toss 1/3 of my wardrobe as well...cheers.

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Kristin_The_Goat 12/30/2008 07:51 AM 1 point
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I'm leaving paper behind. I've been going through magazines, catalogs, files, paper in all forms - and tossing, recycling, shredding and just getting it out of my life. I don't need it.

I rarely print anything anymore. I don't keep paper in my printer, so that I have to physically get up, get the paper and feed it into the printer in order to print. It makes me think first before printing.

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Ellen 12/30/2008 07:52 AM 1 point
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Fear. Doubt. Self-loathing.

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Alison 12/30/2008 07:18 PM 1 point
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You said it.

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Mary 12/30/2008 07:54 AM 1 point
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Anger - 10 year old anger to be exact. It is time to let it go and not be consumed or held back by it any longer.

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Alison 12/30/2008 07:18 PM 1 point
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My anger is almost the same age. May we both be successful in letting go this coming year.

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Stephanella 12/30/2008 07:57 AM 1 point
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I would like to leave regrets behind. I've tried every year of my life and failed spectacularly. I have no reasons to believe this year will be any different but there's always hope somehow. Oh and twenty pounds too. We could all do with leaving x pounds behind, right?

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lifecoachsandy 12/30/2008 08:04 AM 1 point
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Playing small will be a thing of my past. Harshness while playing bigger will be toned down and turned into firm but loving kindness. I also plan to let go of being right, and open up more to curiosity.

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Tammy_D 12/30/2008 08:08 AM 1 point
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Apathy

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Tabitha 12/30/2008 08:31 AM 1 point
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15 pounds, my issues with my parents, my low self esteem.

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Uncle Beefy 12/30/2008 08:33 AM 1 point
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That overly critical inner-voice and the need to try to control everything! I'd like to be more gracious in just opening up to what the universe may be gifting me rather than try to dissect it or find where the guaranteed outcome is. Just breathe and surrender.

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Traci 12/30/2008 08:39 AM 1 point
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Senseless self-doubt and my sad excuse of an immune system (Christmas was spent in the bathroom...joy).

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debbierodgers 12/30/2008 08:58 AM 1 point
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LOL Danielle - at first I thought you meant "about 10 pounds of blame" - or maybe you do ;-)

I need to lose some physical & mental clutter relating to an old eBay business. I need to leave that behind for good.

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Rebecca Gaffney 12/30/2008 09:13 AM 1 point
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Thoughts of "can't be done."

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Kim 12/30/2008 09:18 AM 1 point
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I wish to leave behind abuse, cruelty and blame that never belonged to me.

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 12/30/2008 01:52 PM 1 point
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You can. Echhart Tolle says, 'The past has no power over us."

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Danette 12/30/2008 09:31 AM 1 point
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Work that I do not feel passionate about.

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fabuleuxparis 12/30/2008 11:21 AM 1 point
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Me too! If I could do only one thing, that would be it. :)

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sg 01/13/2009 06:57 PM 1 point
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yes dear d, i'm feeling that right now. did you read my email that i senteth?!

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NGONZI 12/30/2008 09:41 AM 1 point
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Rushing everywhere! Trying to DO everything! My false sense of control over people and things! I can only control what I do and my reaction to others...I can't control them!

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lisaohhh 12/30/2008 09:43 AM 1 point
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attachment to my old, played-out, poor-me stories. they usually start like this: "But..."

the extra weight i put on in 08!

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NGONZI 12/30/2008 09:43 AM 1 point
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Anger. Disappointment. JUNKINESS & PAPERWORK that is all over my office.

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ChaseLisbeth 12/30/2008 10:00 AM 1 point
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Unhealthy habits, both mental and physical.

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Kate 12/30/2008 11:05 AM 1 point
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At 11:59 pm on December 31st I will leave any regret, feelings of helplessness, excuses and laziness behind as I step into 2009.

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DanielleLaPorte 12/30/2008 07:13 PM 1 point
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declarations are powerful stuff!

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laurie_matthews 12/30/2008 11:06 AM 1 point
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injuries, about 20 lbs., and doubtful thoughts.

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misspenny 12/30/2008 11:07 AM 1 point
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let go of old ideas, thoughts, feelings that don't serve me.. time to move on and see life as an opportunity..not ful of fear...release, relax and move on!!

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Rushmi 12/30/2008 12:19 PM 1 point
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Great question - I am leaving behind Old worn out views of success and writing my own definition of success for me and my family for 2009. Also need to leave behind the 10lbs left from my baby who is now 13 months old. Oh what a feeling, 2008 was awesome - I can't wait to see what great things unfold for 2009. Happy New Year Carrie and Daniel -

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brown_eyed_girl 12/30/2008 12:22 PM 1 point
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All credit card debt!

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Jess 12/30/2008 12:56 PM 1 point
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Much of past situations I sometimes replay in my head that do me no good haha
Any wardrobe that doesn't reflect my new style, any negative thoughts that I can't do what I set my mind to (I CAN! Haha).

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Therese 12/30/2008 12:59 PM 1 point
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Alcohol and all of the baggage that goes with it for me.

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Meredith 12/30/2008 01:16 PM 1 point
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My really lame, immature bad habit of falling for bad boys. (I can still have fun with them though, right? Just no falling. Absolutely no falling.)

I also want to leave behind any feelings of inferiority that weighs me down and holds me back from harnessing my full, awesome, kick-a@# potential - hmmmm maybe once I do, the bad boy thing will fix itself (light bulb moment here!)

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Linda Borland-Fitzgerald 12/30/2008 01:54 PM 1 point
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Excesses, especially food so I can feel really healthy and procrastination that has become a bad habit... "I'll do that, when I finish this." Not working for me...

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Alison 12/30/2008 07:24 PM 1 point
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Ah... Fear, anger, illness and shame. All of them are roughly the same thing, really.

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Cobby 12/30/2008 08:05 PM 1 point
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I want to leave behind the stalled place I've hit in my career, any frumpy clothes in my closet, clutter in the house and my habitual lack of exercise that I get.

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Christopher 12/30/2008 08:40 PM 1 point
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Negative thoughts.

2009 is the year of the Sublime.

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waggish 12/31/2008 01:33 PM 1 point
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What to leave behind, or better yet what to create:

No dwelling on why, where, how I got to here; instead I will continue on sharpening my focus and designing a rich and waggish lifestyle that allows me to move with ease , grace, and appreciation

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writework 12/31/2008 03:18 PM 1 point
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Paper. Denial. 20 pounds. My marriage

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GenuineTreasure 01/01/2009 10:19 AM 1 point
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I want to give up Expectations. I want to live my life based on what feels right for me, not on what I "should" be doing or what others expect of me. Instead of expecting certain things, I want to be open to experience anything that comes my way. I also want to stop expecting too much of others, and to accept them as they are and to appreciate their uniqueness.

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Connie 01/01/2009 05:52 PM 1 point
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Sorrow and regret.

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