Life is hard. Really hard. Finding my way takes grit and mostly means two things:
Making a distinction between what works for “everyone” and what works for me.
Finding the presence of mind to disappoint others in the name of standing up for myself.
People pleasing is disguised as generosity but really it’s avoidance. It’s constant, relentless escape from doing the hard work of not compromising myself.
The price is to not clearly understand who I am, to let people walk all over me, to feel full of bitterness and resentment and to wonder why I feel I am in the wrong life.
I am in the wrong life because if I people please I don’t understand how to set boundaries and constantly allow others to make decisions for me.
Love yourself. Love yourself enough to know you are worth not betraying yourself in the name of getting others to approve of you.
-Dushka Zapata
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