Being free from people's opinions

“As long as you are worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself”.

~ Neale Donald Walsch

Yes, I have learnt that people are going to have opinions about us and we can't stop them from doing so, but we can be free from their opinions. Like what he says, when we cease to worry about others think about us, we cease to be controlled by their opinions and truly own ourselves. After all, we know that people's opinions are most likely a reflection of their hearts - if they think good about us, it is mostly because they think good about themselves - they see something in us they like about themselves, and vice versa. 

Besides, people may not always understand where we are coming from since they tend to interpret our words and actions based on their preconceived ideas and past experiences. 

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE

Make your own needs and wants priorities.

Make time for the things you love to do,
even if they feel silly, or superficial, or extravagant.
If it’s within your means to do it and it doesn’t hurt anyone,
don’t worry about justifying–just enjoy!

Use your gifts and talents in the way you want to use them..
not the way you think you should.

Speak directly from your heart, without fear of reproach.

If you believe in something, stand behind it,
even if you stand alone.

Keep your heart open to the world around you
so you can be moved and inspired..
and then use that internal illumination to create
something that will move and inspire the people around you.

Play. Laugh. Love. Leap.
And remember that you have nothing to prove.
There’s nothing you have to do,
and there’s no one you have to be
other than exactly who you are.

Because Who You Are Is Beautiful.
Who You Are Is Full Of Light..
And The World Deserves To See It!

~Lori Deschene