IRRESPECTIVE OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY, LIVE LIFE THE WAY YOU WISH

Someone once told me, ‘Life is good if you know how to live it’. It was that obvious truth that changed the way I saw everything in my life. I realised that I don’t have to hold myself to a certain standard of what people consider ‘the norm’.

It doesn’t matter how you choose to live your life — whether you build a business or work a corporate job; travel the world or live in the same town all of your life; go to the gym five times a week or sit on the couch every night — because whatever you do, someone will always be there to judge you for it. For one reason or another, someone will find a reason to project their insecurities, their negativity, and their fears onto you and your life, and you’ll have to deal with it.

So, how do you get over it and move forward? You need to consciously remember that no one’s opinion but yours matters. Everyone else is just an observer. People don’t care about you; they just make judgments that mean little.

And to all those who judge others: until you are wearing other person’s shoes, you have no right make those assumptions about someone else’s life. I just wish that everyone would take a moment to stop and think about how their comments, expressions, and thoughts can have an effect on another person.

(Inner Voice comprises contributions from our readers The views expressed are personal)