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How much peace is your need for approval costing you?
Have you ever tried explaining yourself to someone who has already decided who you are?
I have learned that one of the greatest freedoms in life is allowing people to misunderstand us without feeling obligated to defend ourselves.
Think about the energy we waste trying to convince others that our intentions are genuine, our decisions are reasonable, or our character is better than they believe.
Someone calls you selfish because you established boundaries. Someone thinks you are arrogant because you believe in yourself. Someone says you have changed because you no longer meet their expectations.
Maybe you have changed. Isn’t growth supposed to change us?
Here is where awareness and accountability matter. If you make a mistake, acknowledge it. If you hurt someone, apologize. If your actions contradict your values, take responsibility and make the necessary changes.
But taking responsibility for your behavior is not the same as taking responsibility for someone else’s interpretation of it.
One builds character. The other can trap you in a constant search for approval.
You can practice gratitude, compassion, empathy, and forgiveness without everyone recognizing those qualities in you. You can respect another person’s perspective without accepting it as your identity.
I believe our responsibility is to live according to our values, not spend our lives defending ourselves in the courtroom of someone else’s mind.
There will always be people who see only a small piece of your story. You cannot make everyone understand your intentions, your growth, or your journey. And you do not need to.
Peace comes when you stop trying to manage every opinion and start trusting the character you demonstrate through your actions.
Are you living your values, or exhausting yourself trying to prove them?
I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#peace #others #misunderstood #values #opinion
Background Photo Credit:
Rafael Garcin
Have you ever tried explaining yourself to someone who has already decided who you are?
I have learned that one of the greatest freedoms in life is allowing people to misunderstand us without feeling obligated to defend ourselves.
Think about the energy we waste trying to convince others that our intentions are genuine, our decisions are reasonable, or our character is better than they believe.
Someone calls you selfish because you established boundaries. Someone thinks you are arrogant because you believe in yourself. Someone says you have changed because you no longer meet their expectations.
Maybe you have changed. Isn’t growth supposed to change us?
Here is where awareness and accountability matter. If you make a mistake, acknowledge it. If you hurt someone, apologize. If your actions contradict your values, take responsibility and make the necessary changes.
But taking responsibility for your behavior is not the same as taking responsibility for someone else’s interpretation of it.
One builds character. The other can trap you in a constant search for approval.
You can practice gratitude, compassion, empathy, and forgiveness without everyone recognizing those qualities in you. You can respect another person’s perspective without accepting it as your identity.
I believe our responsibility is to live according to our values, not spend our lives defending ourselves in the courtroom of someone else’s mind.
There will always be people who see only a small piece of your story. You cannot make everyone understand your intentions, your growth, or your journey. And you do not need to.
Peace comes when you stop trying to manage every opinion and start trusting the character you demonstrate through your actions.
Are you living your values, or exhausting yourself trying to prove them?
I invite you to check out my other ideas in my books sold on Amazon.
– Coach Mike
EDIT Your GOALS
Every
Day
Internal
Thoughts
Guarantee
Our
Absolute
Life
Situations
#peace #others #misunderstood #values #opinion
Background Photo Credit:
Rafael Garcin
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sharing a personal opinion about something /topic on social media became repulsive and considered somehow "toxic" .
even in real meeting with known or random people , you see the faces and the eyes turning around and lips shrinking , head turning slowly in void.
but why expressing yourself easily become offensive to others ?! even about smallest things /topics.
does people hate to hear or see different things /angles of what they "know" or simply don't care !?
it hurt their feelings and irritate their comfort zone or it's the arrogance ?!
i almost forgot this kind of " don' give your #opinion unless someone ask for it, it's not good " ... the golden rubbish wisdom to kill social relationships even inside the family.
i dropped it ... deal with it 🤓
now i'll find a movie 🎬
#psychology
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I am super curious if this short video would get banned by YouTube, X (formally Twitter), TikTok, Snapchat, etc.❓🤔 It will probably WILL GET BANNED OR A STRIKE AGAINST MY ACCOUNTS❗🤬 (actually watch it. not taking into account the lyrics, any lyrics. but watch it!) #salfrodothoughts #salfrodoquestion #banned #thinkaboutit #question #opinion
