Sunday, August 13, 2006
Do You Care What YOU Think?
There is a line from the movie Beaches that gets me every time… “But enough about me, let’s talk about you. What do you think of me?”
I used to worry A LOT about what other people thought of me. Sadly, I would even make decisions based on what I thought others would prefer. I did so because I wanted to be accepted and liked. (Sheesh, who doesn’t?) What I found though was that I was not being me; rather I was being someone that I thought others wanted me to be. This did not serve me at all and it did not help me to attract the people that I truly wanted in my life.
I’ll admit it took me some time to get to a place where I realized that what I think of me is even more important than what others think. Simply, I have to get up everyday and look myself square in the eyes. If I cannot do that because I made a decision or did something that does not fit with me in order to “fit in”, there is a problem…a HUGE problem.
Frankly, it is truly none of my business what other people think of me. (Thank you, Lyn for sharing this great perspective.) It IS my business what I think of me! Taking on this new perspective has shown me that I can still be considerate of others’ feelings and respectful of their point of view without compromising myself, my integrity, and my own self-worth.
So enough about me, let’s talk about you. What do YOU think of YOU?
Posted by Pam at 8:55:31 PM in Pam's Ponderings (32) | Permalink | Comments (2)
Comments
Oh Pam, isn't that so true! I've gone through exactly this.Posted by Susan on 15/08/2006
Susan, it truly is. Thank you so much for sharing!Basing your decisions/actions on what you think of yourself is really rather freeing. :)
Please be well...
Pam
Posted by Pam on 15/08/2006
