How to Stop Letting Others Dictate How You Feel

Heidi Dellaire
Sep 7, 2018 · 3 min read
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When you are surrounded by people who view you a certain way it becomes difficult not to see yourself through their eyes. So often we define ourselves through the lens of other people and as a result, we allow them to control our thinking and our emotions. So much of how we feel is determined by the people and circumstances that surround us. When everyone around us is sad all the time, often we are sad as a…

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Heidi Dellaire

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Founder of #LoveWideOpen, Author of Roots and Tendrils, Alt Health Care Practitioner, Heart Space Coach/Healer, Publishing Editor at https://lovewideopen.com/

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