I’m Slowly Losing Interest In What Other People Think About Me

I’m slowly losing interest in what other people think about me. I’m finally beginning to value my own opinion above anyone else’s, especially when it comes to how I view myself and my life.

I’m slowly losing the need to please everyone. I am starting to understand that this is an impossible feat and nothing but a game of the ego that I’ll never win. Instead, I will allow myself to say no, set boundaries, and put myself first as necessary. I will trust the right people will stay, and that the ones who walk away aren’t meant for me. And I will let them go with grace.

I’m slowly losing the urge to try and fit in places I know deep down I don’t belong. I’m done contorting myself every which way in attempts to make myself fit into other people’s perceptions of what they think I ought to be. I now understand that I am not for everyone and not everyone is for me and this is one of the things that makes life far more interesting.

I’m slowly losing the desire to prove people wrong. I am now accepting that they can have their opinions about me and it’s ultimately none of my business in the end anyway. They can dislike me but that doesn’t mean I have to dislike myself as well. Their truth doesn’t have to be mine.

I’m slowly losing the willpower to keep trying to force connection where there clearly is none. Because this only drains my energy and takes away from the relationships I do have. I am coming to realize that it’s better to invest in those who invest in me and cut the excess.

I’m slowly losing patience with living a life that doesn’t feel like my own. I am done chasing dreams that other people think are impressive or worthwhile and instead will fiercely pursue only the things that make me feel most proud and like myself. Because it was never about them anyway. And it never will be.