Well, not exactly. What I mean is that no one of any importance is really judging you, even if you think they are. So many walk around with this preconceived notion that they are being evaluated and judged by other people…and actually caring that they might be. However, chances are that no one really cares about you – they have their own life to worry about. For example, I used to get pissed at people who drove slow (and still do occasionally, I struggle with it) until I realized that they aren’t doing it TO ME…they are just doing it in general. It’s not aimed at me, so why waste so much energy being upset about it? Think about how little you care about what other people do or put on their bodies…and then turn it around and aim it at yourself. Do you really think that they spend more time than that concentrating on you? If they do, they have nothing better going on in their life, and you shouldn’t be concerned with what they think of you anyway.
If you spend your time worrying what others think of you and your life, you aren’t living a real life – and don’t you think you deserve to?
I used to be a lot more worried about what others thought of me. The older I get, the less I care. Not that I don’t ever have moments where I worry about what someone else thinks, but it happens less and less.
“…until I realized that they aren’t doing it TO ME…they are just doing it in general.”
This has been my problem for seems like ever. Especially at work but I am purposely but slowly overcoming it. I take everything personally. I hate being like that. But I am working on getting past that and have actually made some progress.