Luminita D. Saviuc: Give These Things Up To Be Happy
Luminita D. Saviuc talks about the 15 things we need to give up to be happy in episode 4 of the My Instruction Manual Podcast. I also chat with Joelle Anderson, our regular mindfulness contributor and talk about one magical day I spent at the ballpark with my special needs son Bryson.
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Episode 4 Show Notes
We often think about happiness as something that will happen when we reach a goal. But what if happiness isn’t about things we achieve but things we need to give up? I talk to Luminita D. Saviuc about 15 things we should give up to be happy. I also chat with Joelle Anderson, our regular mindfulness contributor and talk about one magical day I spent at the ballpark with my special needs son Bryson.
[00:00] Welcome and Intro
[00:59] Featured Interview with Luminita D. Saviuc
Luminita D. Saviuc is creator of PurposeFairy.com and author of 15 Things You Should Give Up to Be Happy: An Inspiring Guide to Discovering Effortless Joy. The book was based on her blog post 15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy. Here’s my review of the book.
When she was 10 years old, her father literally set her on fire [2:05]
What is happiness? The true essence of who we are. [6:21]
Luminita talks about some of the things we need to give up to be happy including the past and fear [6:55]
Here’s the whole list:
Give up the past
Give up your fears
Give up your limiting beliefs
Give up your excuses
Give up your resistance to change
Give up blaming
Give up complaining
Give up the luxury of criticism
Give up living your life according to other people’s expectations
Give up your self defeating self-talk
Give up control
Give up the need to always be right
Give up the need to impress others
Give up labels
Give up attachment
What’s wrong with complaining? [10:12]
What it was like to suddenly have a post go viral [10:46]
Luminita talks about going through her own personal dark night of the soul after gaining fame [12:10]
[15:05] Luminita D. Saviuc’s Instruction Manual
1. What are the habits you maintain every day to stay happy and healthy?
Start day with prayer
Write in journal
Workout
Meditate
2. What personal development book do you recommend for listeners?
Power vs Force by David R. Hawkins. “You will learn so much and it will change you forever.”
3. Favorite inspiration quote
“I am worthy. I am enough.”
4. What’s your one guilty pleasure?
Travel. “I love to see beauty, capture it and get high on it.”
5. None of us live for ever. When your time comes, how do you want to be remembered?
Through the love that i had for myself, for humanity, and for the whole world
Where can people connect with Luminita? [20:40]
Blog: purposefairy.com
Facebook: /purposefairy
Instragram: /purposefairy
Email: contact@purposefairy.com
[21:33] Chat with regular mindfulness contributor Joelle Anderson
Where to find Joelle:
Kernelofwisdom.com
YouTube.com/KernelofWisdom1
[27:10] Baseball and belonging
This story was based on a blog post I first published in 2015 and updated recently on My instruction Manual. See the post here.
Music is used by permission of the composer Julie Maxwell. She also provides a more limited license under Creative Commons.
Title: “Mars Landscape: Sun Set”
Author “Julie Maxwell”
Source: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Julie_Maxwells_Piano_Music/
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
Website: http://www.juliemaxwell.com
Bandcamp: https://juliemaxwellspianomusic.bandcamp.com/
[31:42] Closing Words
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