Disapproving Faces

It is not necessarily a pleasant experience, but there will be times in our lives when we come across people who do not like us. As we know, like attracts like, so usually when they don’t like us it is because they are not like us. Rather than taking it personally, we can let them be who they are, accepting that each of us is allowed to have different perspectives and opinions. When we give others that freedom, we claim it for ourselves as well, releasing ourselves from the need for their approval so we can devote our energy toward more rewarding pursuits.

While approval from others is a nice feeling, when we come to depend on it we may lose our way on our own path. There are those who will not like us no matter what we do, but that doesn’t mean that there is anything wrong with us. Each of us has our own filters built from our experiences over time. They may see in us something that is merely a projection of their understanding, but we have no control over the interpretations of others. The best we can do is to hope that the role we play in the script of their lives is helpful to them, and follow our own inner guidance with integrity.

As we reap the benefits of walking our perfect paths, we grow to appreciate the feeling of fully being ourselves. The need to have everyone like us will be replaced by the exhilaration of discovering that we are attracting like-minded individuals into our lives—people who like us because they understand and appreciate the truth of who we are. We free ourselves from trying to twist into shapes that will fit the spaces provided by others’ limited understanding and gain a new sense of freedom, allowing us to expand into becoming exactly who we’re meant to be. And in doing what we know to be right for us, we show others that they can do it too. Cocreating our lives with the universe and its energy of pure potential, we transcend limitations and empower ourselves to shine our unique light, fully and freely.

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so true...i always felt people didn't like me because i was the chubby kid in school....then when i slimmed down in high school they all wanted to be my "friend" yeah right!!! couldn't be my friend when i was chubby why now that i was slim??? go figure...as i aged i came to love me for who i was....people liked me for my out-going personality and my friendly smile...but my true friendships came when i found OBESITYHELP and i have found many many new friends that i could share my life with...some i have met and others not yet and maybe never will meet them...but one woman in particular is phyllis gilbert...she has helped me in more ways then one to become the person i am today...and i thank her!!! she is my best friend and hope i will always have her in my life!!!

ok i am rattling here so i will shut up now...but i thank each and every one of you that has touched my life here on OH!!!

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This is so true, and the older I get the more it is a part of my life. I use to be such a people pleaser. I just had the need for everyone to like me. I remember joining things so that people would come to my funeral! How sad is that? Now I have come to the mind set that not everyone is going to like me nor do I like everyone. I accept everyone with their ideas and opinions but just because you accept them doesn't mean that you agree with them. That is what makes our lives rich and full. Listening to others different than we are. I have found in my life that you have many aquaintences but very few friends. I was told that by a woman who was my "other mother" and as I have grown and matured I go by that statement in my life because it is so true.