You do You
Kindly remove yourself from the good opinions of others.
One sure fire guaranteed way to do something wrong. Ask everybody you know, what they would do.
Do you know the Velveteen Rabbit quote? It's actually one of my favorites, always hanging somewhere in my folks house. Or used to. Side eyes them accusingly... Anyway, you must look it up, I'm not writing it out here because instagram only allows so many words per post. In a nutshell, it talks about quality over appearance. Things that are real instead of plastic and fake. This idea hits a deep chord with me.
Think about it.
I'm sure, by now, you have seen both sides of this spectrum, Appearance driven vs. Real or Quality driven, and I hope you can see exactly who is more concerned about their image than let's just say oh I don't know...enjoying life.
While I feel it's important to have some pride in yourself and how you look, you should do it for the value you find in yourself and not for the approval of others. Because if you spend your time constantly looking for validation, or approval from others, what you are saying indirectly is that -
Their opinion of who you are is more important than your own opinion of yourself. How wrong is that!?!
You can't change how others think and feel about you, right or wrong, good or bad, so don't even waste your time. You are what they think you are to them and there is nothing you can do. Instead keep your eyes on your paper and be someone you are happy being. Be the real you, if you do this you will enjoy life far more because you are not worried about how others view you, this gives you the freedom to just be and want for nothing else outside of yourself.
And in the end that's all that everybody really wants, to love and accept themselves for who they are.
Final similar favorite quote: Be is what you is, not what you is not, folks what do this is the happiest lot. - Mr. Wizard
All the best,
Minset
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