External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Off of many things I’ve learned from my mentors, one lesson they all re-iterate over and over again is to never give a thing about —
how people look at you, Good. Bad. Doesn’t matter.
how people have their point-of-view over you,
how people perceive your life choices and decisions,
how people frame you, or worst — want you to fit in their pseudo-made-up-perfect mould,
In less word possible, they say, Give no fu*ks about others’ f*ckeries.
Other’s got their own wastes;
Other’s got their own insecurities;
Other’s got their own story, their own narrative of other’s stories.
For as long as your ego hasn’t gotten the best of you;
For as long as you’re not heedless and that ephemeral, non-existent pride is not up in your arse;
For as long as you’re not damaging anybody — physically, mentally, spiritually;
For as long as you’re not stepping up on somebody else’s lawn;
In less word possible, you should be fine; You are fine!
Namaste.
p.s. for the record MIU published this small newsletter on me this november. Thanks to Solution for the lead!
p.s.s. Practicing — not being afraid.