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How I Stop Caring What Others Think

With the help of dogs

Jodie
2 min readDec 14, 2022
Photo by Celine Sayuri Tagami on Unsplash

There was a time when what others thoughts and their prejudice will have made me change my mind and my road. There was a time I was pushed to think my ways were not in line with the others view of normality and decency. Living in a very strict and unloving environment made it very easy to fear the idea of others thinking negatively about me.

People like to gossip, like to make remarks, criticize and tied others down.

The real issue is not the people, the real issue comes from within. Self Confidence issues have been with me since my childhood. Haven’t I been so shy and constantly criticized as a child, my confidence would have seen brighter days. If I only could have found the strength to believe in me.

Self Confidence that comes from experience is the highest form of Love.

When I dealt with these two issue, my interior voice started to change organically. Instead of criticizing started understanding, instead of swearing telling kind words, instead of talking down was encouraging. Now what I want and need is important for me.

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Jodie
Jodie

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Alter Ego of writer, healer, dreamer #holistic therapies #wellbeing #poetry https://joliejodie.start.page/

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