Do you believe that you belong?
I mean, when you look at your life: your social circles, your co-workers, the daily grind that you live -- do you fit in? Or, when you wake up every day, do you constantly think through questions like,
What will so-and-so think?
What if I make this person mad?
Were they just talking about me? Did I do something wrong?
Should I tell so-and-so about this situation or would it hurt our friendship?
I couldn't tell the whole truth -- they'd never welcome me back if they really knew...
Honestly, I've spent more years of my life trying to fit in than I care to admit. I believed lies that said I had to look a certain way, act a certain way, be friends with these people, go to that school, know whose opinion matters, achieve X Y and Z in life... and what I've learned is that this list is endless. There will always be more people to impress, more things to learn, more opinions to honor.
When I was in 5th grade, I remember being so sick of bein…
I mean, when you look at your life: your social circles, your co-workers, the daily grind that you live -- do you fit in? Or, when you wake up every day, do you constantly think through questions like,
What will so-and-so think?
What if I make this person mad?
Were they just talking about me? Did I do something wrong?
Should I tell so-and-so about this situation or would it hurt our friendship?
I couldn't tell the whole truth -- they'd never welcome me back if they really knew...
Honestly, I've spent more years of my life trying to fit in than I care to admit. I believed lies that said I had to look a certain way, act a certain way, be friends with these people, go to that school, know whose opinion matters, achieve X Y and Z in life... and what I've learned is that this list is endless. There will always be more people to impress, more things to learn, more opinions to honor.
When I was in 5th grade, I remember being so sick of bein…