Monday, February 1, 2010
What other people think.
Here is what I am working on right now, not caring what other people think. In my head I am one of those people who doesn't care, and I used to be one of those people, but I am starting to see that I am not anymore. Slowly over the years I have changed, everyone does, some have been good changes and some, not so good. But I lay in bed the other day and realized I a not the person I think I am. I used to be the person I think I am, and I still want to be that person. It is like over the years I slowly stopped being that person, but kept thinking I was, until all at once I realized I wasn't anymore, I didn't notice the change happening. I am not going to go around acting like a jerk and saying, well I don't care what you think. But I do need to make sure I don't base my thoughts and actions only on what others think. I need to care more about what I think then what others think. And more about what God thinks. I always, every time I speak, am thinking is this going to offend them, are they going to think..... whatever of me. But by doing that I am not really being myself. The only thing I got out the the yoga class I did the other day was this: right at the end of the class, we are breathing and relaxing, and the teacher says, take a minute to honor yourself. Those two words have stuck with me, honor yourself.
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i think this is awesome. I worry what other people will think sometimes too.. i think its hard not to ever do it. It takes courage to be who you want to be without feeling like you need to walk on egg shells or appologize for your feelings/thoughts/ actions. i hope you dont ever feel like you have to be someone for me.. i love you no matter what!
ReplyDelete"We probably wouldn't worry about what people think of us if we could know how seldom they do." ~Olin Miller
ReplyDeleteJohn tells me all the time, "honey, people DON'T think about you" it is funny and true. We joke and I say "yes they do, I am all ANYONE thinks about" it makes me realize that he is most of the time right, people are really self absorbed, thus, us thinking they are thinking about us.
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