The Freedom of Not Needing Approval
Imagine this…a life where the weight of others’ opinions no longer holds you back. A life where you no longer shrink to fit into someone else’s comfort zone. Where your decisions come from clarity, not fear… your happiness isn’t based on approval… and your peace doesn’t depend on being understood. Just imagine the freedom of waking up each day and living it fully—rooted in who you are, not in what they expect you to be.
Because the truth is, the more you care about what others think, the more you abandon your true self. And the moment you stop, –really stop caring, you begin to reclaim your voice, your worth, and your direction.
How to Break Free
Recognize your self worth. Often people look for approvals from friends or family, by doing so, they hand over their power and allow others to dictate there sense of self worth. Our worth does not depend on what others think. Stay strong, life will always bring challenges and difficult times, but our inner strength can carry us through any storm in times of hardship. We start building a quiet and powerful resilience, we begin to see that the opinions of others are just passing clouds in the sky. They are seeing the world through their own lenses shaped on there own experiences, beliefs and emotions.
Set boundaries and distance yourself from negativity. Protecting our inner peace, boundaries aren’t walls to shut others out, rather they are safeguards that allow us to maintain our energy, mental clarity and self respect. Imagine your mind as a peaceful garden, you would not want weeds to over run it, boundaries are like fences that helps us keep that garden healthy, making space only for what nurtures and strengthens us.
Let go of anything that is weighing you down. By doing so, we will become aware of how much suffering comes from the attachment, things you have been holding on for so long, and no longer serves a purpose.
We can’t control what other people are saying, but we do have control of what we say and think about ourselves. What we say and think about ourselves are much more stronger. Treat yourself with kindness and understanding, don’t feel the need to be perfect or to live up to others expectations. Focus on your own path, other peoples opinion and judgement is just background noise. YOU GOT THIS!
A diamond never auditions to shine, because value is not negotiated, it’s revealed. When you finally stop trying to convince people of your worth, you start becoming the version of yourself who no longer needs their permission to exist.
Divine Inspiration by Lily 