Stop Focusing on Other People’s…

…

• fears
• life choices
• expectations
• commentary about you
• narratives of who you are
• opinions of you and your choices

I know. I know.

It’s hard.

But I got you.

I just celebrated my 53rd birthday so I made you a list of 53ish things you can do instead. Feel free to borrow my list or make one of your own. But please, unsubscribe from other people’s opinions. It will never lead to your serenity.

53ish Things To Do Instead

Oh and by the way just cause you are unsubscribing it doesn’t mean other people will stop sharing their opinions. Go ahead and pick a phrase you will use to respond to them that gives you peace. Mine is “Ok”. Here is how it works,

Them: I don’t think you should do that.

Me with a smile (while still living my life my way): Ok.

Them: You don’t listen.

Me still smiling: Ok

Them: … (long suck teeth if they are from the Caribbean like me).

Also them: walks away, changes the topic or gets quiet. Either way, I am still doing me, and this is the important part, with a smile.

See you at the intersection of chocolate and serenity.

Talk back to me in the comments or on Insta @chocolate.serenity. Let me know how you are unsubscribing from other people’s opinions.