Opinions

Inside the minds’ of every person you’ve ever crossed paths lives a different version of you. 

No one has ever truly met YOU. The YOU that only you know so intimately.  

It’s interesting to think about that.  Which means that everyone has a different opinion of you.

So why then are we always so concerned about others’ opinions of us?!  

I learned that someone I recently met doesn’t have the best opinion of me. When I heard that, my heart started to race and my mind went into overdrive. 

“What if they knew about my good heart and pure intentions?”  “Maybe if they got to know me more and saw how nice I am they wouldn’t feel that way.”  And on and on my mind went.

Until I stopped it. Why do I feel like I need to manage someone else’s opinion of me.  I’m clearly misunderstood by them and that’s perfectly fine. I don’t need to be understood by everyone.

It’s taken me a while to learn this but the only thing that matters is my opinion of me. 

When you understand who you are and you can hold esteem and approval for who you are, then nothing anyone thinks about you matters.

When you’re constantly doing things for the approval and admiration of others, it’s a sure fire way to betray yourself. And little by little eats away at your self esteem.

Know who you are, love who you are and be ok with being misunderstood.

XO

Adrienne