Stop Caring What Others Think

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I was picking up supplies for a project I’m working on and ended up describing to the clerk what I was doing and my hopes for the finished piece. She was very enthusiastic and spoke in an animated way about loving the idea and affirmed my choice in supplies. Later when my husband asked how it went at the store, I replied “Great! Random store clerk loved my idea, and you know how I crave the approval of strangers.” While I meant it as a joke, it got me thinking about all of the times that IS true. I’m not advocating that we inject more narcissism into society, but maybe a bit more being solid with our choices regardless of the opinions of others. Considering that when I order at a restaurant and the server says “Good choice” I feel like I got a gold star for ordering well, I clearly have a long way to go