How Do You Manage to Be Yourself in a World That Is Constantly Offering You Its Opinion?
Three practices to keep you centred
The battle to be ourselves is a constant one as we are inundated by messages on how to think, act, and live. As we move through our day the threads of social media, entertainment, well-meaning friends and family all wrap around us, tripping us up and suffocating us with other people’s images of who and how we should be.
It can be a dizzying feeling at the best of times, and at the worst, it can flood our systems with anxiety and uncertainty. So how can we push back against the tide and stand strong in ourselves?
You can listen to an opinion without taking it on.
I like to think of other people’s opinions and thoughts as something they are sharing with me like an excited kid on a birthday who needs to show you every toy, but just because you want to share something with me doesn’t mean I need to take it home.
That’s an interesting idea… for you.
That’s a good way of doing things… for you.
We often don’t want to offend or upset someone who is emotionally invested in our lives, but if we can meet them with sincere gratitude that they care so much for us and genuinely want us to do well…
