A Continuous Lesson

I've been thinking a lot about how much I've changed for the better over the years, and also about how much more I need to improve on. One of these things is realizing when to get upset over something someone says. I think the greatest lesson we have to continuously learn is that what other people think or say about us is not important. What is important is how we feel about ourselves, and that is the absolute truth. It is hard to hear certain things that people have to say about you, but what ultimately matters is that you are happy with yourself. If you are trying your best, doing what makes you happy, and are committed to just being a good person, I think you should stop beating yourself up so bad. I constantly have to remind myself that when someone reacts a certain way, it has nothing to do with me, and everything to do with them. I am not making them grumpy, I am not making them rude, and if I'm being a nice and caring person, I am in no way the one making them sad. I am in charge of the way I feel, and I need to own this and work with it daily. The main goal is to not care what other people think, and just be the best version of yourself, and be good enough for YOU.

Two amazing quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt to remind us of these things...

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."

"Friendship with oneself is all important because without it one cannot be friends with anybody else in the world."