Sitting in a Starbucks awaiting my next appointment, I wonder, what stops people from being real? I tend to think about how others perceive what I do, how I look, what I say, how I write, etc. But who cares? Why would others be concerned with how I live my life?
For example, I once walked into an office building in jeans and everyone was dressed in business attire. My first thought was, ‘they must think I’m not working or not in business based on how I look.’ But by the time I got to Starbucks, there was a whole slew of folks in jeans looking more dressed down than me. And the funny thing is I know jeans are accepted attire in the business world these days. But the old critical mind still crept in. In that moment, I caught myself putting more attention on what other people were thinking about me than how I felt.
This habit has gradually been changing through the years as I harness more and more confidence in my own way of being. I have been learning to honor my own feelings, beliefs and intuition as I grow to accept that only I know what is right and true for me. Ultimately, I don’t think the goal is to be accepted by others but to be accepting of ourselves.
This week I invite you to notice when you stop yourself from being real – in your appearance, how you communicate, what you choose to eat, or any other place resistance shows up – and try to acknowledge that what you think and feel matters most.
Live Well,
Katie
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