How many times to you do or not do something because you’re worried about what someone else thinks? We are all guilty of this at some time and some of us are guilty of it all the time. I want to tell you a secret today. No one else is thinking about you. Not really. Not in the way you think they are. Most people are far more worried about a slight headache they have than they are about what you’re doing. While you may be a passing thought in their mind, you are not the focus of their thoughts. What is happening to them in their life is where they focus their attention. And so what if they don’t approve? Who cares? It’s not their life…it’s yours. The only oppinion that should matter is your own. You are the only one who knows what’s best for you. It’s nice that other people want to help you by giving you advice, but you have a choice to listen or not. We each have our own unique path to walk and what’s right for someone else is not necessarily right for you. If you spend all your time trying to please everyone else or do things their way, you are not being true to yourself. You are not honoring your needs. You are not acknowledging your own wisdom. You are not appreciating the unique and wonderful being that you are. And you’re not able to fully share your gifts with the world. So just for today, do what you want and forget about everyone else. Follow your instincts and intuition. Follow your heart. Do what ever it is that brings you joy and fills your life with color and meaning. Trust yourself to know what’s best for you. By doing so you can release the fear and step out in the world as your authentic self. I promise you that the people who love and care about you will appreciate you all the more for your courage. And for those who don’t, who cares what they think?