I love people when they have the attitude that they don't care what other people think. I try to see myself as one of those people although it is hard at times. In my stress management class we were talking about how we just need to let go and say "it is what it is." Why are we letting other people rule our minds. There is the cutest perfectionist in my class who has a fear of failing (which i think is acceptable, we all do) but he feels like he is the way he is because of the other people in his life and by worrying what they think--has helped him make him who he is today. I do think having the fear of something is motivation. But we shouldn't let the fear of what people think be in our way.
Then we had an exercise stating things in our lives where we can say it is what it is and we don't care what the heck people think. It was an awesome exercise and made me let go of a lot of things. Then I just started making the list longer and longer with things that probably shouldn't matter. But I enjoyed it. Let me share:
i will forever love disneyland even when people make fun of it.
i don't care if i'm the worst dancer in the room-i will dance if i want to and love it.
i will continue to facebook stalk you even when people have found out and think it's the creepiest thing.
i could care less that you think you are smarter than me because you attend the byu.
Last but not least, I could care less that you are staring me up and down because my hair is in the side pony and I sported the Mickey dLand sweatshirt today.
Hey, it could be worse.

Nicole, you are an angel from Heaven today. I struggle A LOT with what people think of me and just a few hours ago had a pretty big fight with my sister on the phone because she called me "judgmental" despite the fact that I have been defending her relationship with her boyfriend to anyone that asks. I am so tired of her negativity towards me. Now If I could just learn to let what she says about me ("boring", "over-opinionated", "judgmental", etc.) not affect me...if you have any good tips I'd love to hear them.
ReplyDeletei just LOVE you. who even freakin' cares what others think right?!
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