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Columns Cyndee Peters What Others Think
Columns Cyndee Peters What Others Think
| What Others Think |
| Skrivet av Cyndee Peters |
| 2009-04-18 00:00 |
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What other people think about you is none of your business. That is a powerful thing to realize. It took decades for that to fasten onto the inside of my brain. The white racist government of South Africa kept Nelson Mandela imprisoned for 27 years. But his spirit and his mind never were. Not for one second. Was he angry? Surely Was he tempted to hate his oppressors? Surely Was he lonely, depressed, and disheartened? Surely Nelson Mandela is a human being, not a god. But he did not let what others thought of him and did to him define him or break his spirit. Instead, as far as I’m concerned, it served to make him a better human being and a greater man. I’m not suggesting that you, I, or anybody else be a Nelson Mandela. But that which sustained and sustains him still today (and there are people who still hate him), is within us all. I believe this is without exception. It resides at the very core of each of us. The question is whether we want to own it and all that goes along with honoring ourselves. It is not easy when we are attacked and our intentions and integrity are questioned. I have not always been able to get my act together as quickly as I would have liked. And it has at times been very painful and made me feel powerless and, as strange at it must sound, angry at me for not confronting the lies and the liars. But I am here to tell you, once you start standing up for yourself in the situations that matter, it gets easier and you get better at it. And as long as you know who you are, others may have all the opinions they want. If they have nothing better to do with their time, you and I certainly do. You don’t need other people’s approval…approve yourself! Keep on, keeping on  Cyndee This article is the property of Cyndee Peters AB, Stockholm, Sweden and may not be used or duplicated without the expressed permission of the author. www.cyndeepeters.com March. 2009 |
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Well and good intentions, as well as personal integrity are questioned even by those closest to you. You become angry and even blinded and confused.
I know I did.
All that call themselves \'friends\' are not always on your side. Some of their opinions disappointed me and at times crushed my spirit.
I remembered something I read:
\"People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.\"
So, after very subtle confrontations( and some no so subtle)and dealing with those friends who meant more harm than good,
I let them go. And the seasons changed and I became stronger because it.. Thank you for you confirmation!
Keeping it strong,
Germaine
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