Wellbeing Wisdom Tiny Bites - Are You Giving Away Your Power Without Meaning To?

• If someone calls you annoying, how do you feel?
• If someone looks at you and then whispers to the person next to them, how do you feel?
• If someone looks at you and makes an odd face like they just smelled something unpleasant, how do you feel?

If you would feel uncomfortable or somehow not good enough, then you’re letting another person dictate your emotions.

Let that sink in – if someone says or does something and you feel bad about yourself because of it, then you’re letting their opinion dictate how you feel about yourself. Does that seem rational? No, of course not – don’t beat yourself up, though, because it is a very normal, very human thing to do.

We were raised by people who wanted to shape our behavior to suit them, so we learned early to conform to the wishes, desires and demands of others. The trick is to learn to rely on what feels right inside our own heart and mind, not to shape ourselves to suit someone else.

Next time you feel less-than because of someone else’s opinion, stop and remind yourself that they’re not the boss of you, you are!

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