This is an important lesson I've been working on. How do you go about finding a distance? You know, the distance you need when you put so much of yourself into something and then you go out in the world and there is so many people who are willing to try and break it all down, undermine your ideas and your confidences and your ideologies until it seems like there is nothing left of them or of you. These people can leave you broken and wounded and feeling completely worthless. I've come to realize lately that it's not so much finding a distance as it is finding a perspective, your outlook vs. their outlook. You're lucky if you can find people who share your outlook on things. These people seem to come few and far between, always be thankful when you find them!
We all know from personal experience that there's not much you can do if a person's perspective differs from yours, but so are the facts of life. I've come to learn recently that although people's perspectives differ, maybe even greatly contradict your own, it is your choice whether or not you choose to let them affect you and how you let them do so. If you choose to allow negativity to bring you down, it will, and likewise if you choose to let happiness fill you and consume your life, then it will. It's a simple act of choice that dictates the situation. So next time, try choosing to not let these people affect you. Try choosing to be strong and try choosing to let it go. Life is about living in the moment, not focusing on the moments that bring up down. So focus on the positive and believe that all things will happen for a reason, even if you don't know what that reason may be. Live with no regrets and seize opportunities as they come to you. Choose to have freedom and happiness and love. Choose to take an active role in your life. Choose to be who you are. And maybe, most importantly, Choose to let no one take these things from you.
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