Letting go of what other people think. That’s scary. But what does that really mean?
For me, it means spending a great deal of my time wondering what men think of me. I’m forever looking and searching for approval. Approval that I’m beautiful. Approval that I’m smart. Approval that I am desired and valued.
Perhaps it was my upbringing. My dad was a master of expressing his disappointment in me, and one look from him was enough to send me to my room crying my eyes out. As I grew into a teenager, then a young woman, and even a married woman, I worked hard to gain my dad’s approval. And my husband’s approval. I never seemed to care about my own approval, however. Big mistake.
And then the bottom fell out of my world and the husband was gone. My dad, lost to lung cancer. I was left alone with no where to find validation and approval. Ouch. And so I floundered trying to figure who to please and how to please. All along, I should have had the courage to let go of what other people thought and work on my own approval. It would take me a few years to figure out the only person I need approval from is ME. Approval and validation must come from within. No external source is going to fill that need.
I get it now. I’m enough for me. My opinion of me is the only one that matters. And that is some scary stuff.
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