There can be no progress without noticeable changes, but some changes appear to elicit better feedback from us, while others appear to be bad at first, only to reveal that space is being created in our lives for something new to emerge.
Sometimes in human relationship dynamics, we tend to overestimate or over-assume our worth to some people, only to be jerked back to reality when we remember that we aren’t dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures of emotion, buzzing with prejudices inspired by ego and vanity.
Will it be shocking to know that most people don’t actually want the truth? No matter the apparent faux desire they conjure up; they just want constant reassurance that what they believe is correct.
There’s no need to react as if it were personal once you realize it’s not designed to be taken personally. We have a huge desire to believe that what people do or say is always about us; nevertheless, this is not the case; it is about them. It’s not always simple to grasp, but it’s real, and once we do, we find greater peace, joy, and love in our lives.
Life has taught us never to underestimate the strength of big groups of ignorant (conditioned and misguided) people, or the power of knowledge standing alone. We don’t like being let down, and those who are nice don’t like failing others, but we can’t be everything to everyone. Saying ‘yes’ when you actually want to say ‘no’ is not kind, fair, or honest. Just as we know that agreeing to something and then feeling resentful does no one any favors.
‘NO’ is a full statement; all you have to do is express it with a kind heart.
It’s not unfortunate that individuals aren’t sincere; what is unfortunate is that disingenuous people try to appear genuine and fool others in the process. The only ‘normal’ people that you may know are the people you really don’t know very well. Life is a hostile market; a sympathetic buyer would be at loss.
On a more personal level, the sooner we realize that no amount of technology can help us until we start helping ourselves, the better. Don’t pass up an opportunity that could be fantastic simply because it is challenging. It appears impossible until it is completed. Running away from a problem will simply widen the gap between you and the solution. Anything worth doing doesn’t have to be perfect the first time around; good performance is a journey, not a destination.
Ideas are the starting points of all fortunes, and whoever has workable ideas up his sleeves has been blessed by God. Try to embrace disappointment as pleasantly and positively as possible by minimizing your fear. Expect people to let you down. Expect folks to never show up. You’ll have to fight your way through everything on your own. People not showing up when you need them is one thing you can bank on. Don’t be negative about people’s unreliability; instead, promise to never be like them. If you include failures of others into your success approach, you will not be taken off guard by surprises, and you will be able to delight in the uncommon blessing of that event if and when it occurs. Be continually surprised by people, rather than being continually let down
Pay no attention to other people’s mistakes; things they’ve done or left undone. Consider solely what is done or left undone by you; here is where progress occurs. What must come apart should not be held together. The old life falls to make way for the new.
Remember that everything in life is an echo. What you send out returns to you. You reap what you sow, you get what you give. What you perceive in others lives in you, and whatever we confidently expect becomes our self-fulfilling PROPHECY.
We are not perfect human beings, and we do not need to pretend to be, but we must strive to be the greatest versions of ourselves. There will be haters, doubters, and skeptics, and then there will be you proving them wrong. When you do what you’re afraid of, the fear fades and your accomplishments increase. Take those steps today..
Be there for others, but never leave yourself behind.
