This weekend I ran across a quote that I love. It’s by Eleanor Roosevelt. It goes like this:
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you, if you realized how seldom they do.”
I’ve sure I’ve heard this before, but for some reason it really sunk in this time.
I think it’s because over the past year or so I’ve slowly started to worry less about what others think, and started doing more of what makes me happy.
And the world hasn’t stopped. I haven’t lost friends. My family still loves me.
But two big things have changed- I’m happier and I worry less.
It’s pretty awesome.
It’s been over a year since I set up my UnSippedLife Instagram. I started posting on my blog every weekday in late May of 2016.
I was terrified to do both things. I was sure so many people would see my blog. People would know I was a recovering alcoholic- Ahhh!
That was something I had kept very private and only shared with my closest friends and family.
I was sure people at work would treat me differently. Friends that I knew from when I was drinking would say “I knew it!!!”
I’d have to deal with a lot of feedback, but it was going to be okay. I was strong enough.
And guess what happened when I started posting to Instagram and blogging??
Absolutely nothing.
For a long time, I was very private about both things. I didn’t even tell my family.
And when I did start to spread the word, everyone was fine.
Some people have reached out in support. No one has shamed me.
Why? Because no one thinks about my blog or Instagram like I do. No one.
And while they mean the world to me, most people on this planet will never even read one post.
Of those that do, some people will enjoy it and some will hate it. But most will scroll through, maybe read for bit, and then move on with their day.
I really had nothing to worry about.
So why are you waiting to do something you want?
I think if most of us are being honest, it’s because we worry about how it will look. Will I fail? What will others think?
But, you just need to take Eleanor’s advice.
If you are scared to try something, make an important change, or do something you’ve always wanted to do… well, Just Do It.
And it may sound harsh, but no one is thinking about you, except you. That’s because everyone else is too busy thinking about what they want to do. Their head is filled with worrying about how others are going to judge them.
And so the cycle of “I always wish I had” or “I thought about doing it for years” continues.
Tough love- If you aren’t living the life you want because other people might judge you for it, it’s your fault, not theirs.
You don’t get to relive life with a different set of circumstance. This is it. Maybe what you try doesn’t work out the way you dreamed it would.
But maybe, just maybe, it turns out even better???
Happy Monday all! Here’s to an amazing week!!!
