What other people think of me is none of my business. One of the highest places you can get to is being independent of the good opinions of other people.
Interpretation
Value your own opinions over others' judgments.
This quote emphasizes the importance of self-reliance and the idea that one should not be overly concerned with the thoughts and opinions of others. By prioritizing our own self-perception and values, we can achieve true independence and inner peace.
In practice
During a motivational seminar, to encourage self-acceptance.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
People should not worry as much about what they do but rather about what they are. If they and their ways are good, then their deeds are radiant. If you are righteous, then what you do will also be righteous. We should not think that holiness is based on what we do but rather on what we are, for it is not our works which sanctify us but we who sanctify our works.
Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.
Vocations are born in prayer and from prayer; and only in prayer can they persevere and bear fruit.
If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.
I never understood that line. The point was to inhale. That was the point.
No mistake is so commonly made by clever people as that of assuming a cause to be bad because the arguments of its supporters are, to a great extent, nonsensical
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