Reminder to self, while you listen in.

Esther Beechy

Dec '24 • General discussion & FUN

Sometimes I think about the different characters I play in everybody’s story.

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I’m a terrible person in some people's narratives and a God send in others.

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And none of it has anything to do with the person I truly am.

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The lens that others view me through is colored by their upbringing, beliefs, and individual experiences.

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Some people see my bright personality as endearing and others see it as annoying.

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Some people think I’m weak and emotional and others feel safe to be themselves around me.

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Some people think I’m rude and selfish and others respect the way I stand up for myself.

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And none of it has to do with who I truly am as a person.

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So I will continue to remind myself that I have no authority over how people view me. Therefore I will not try to control the way others see me because the only thing that truly matters when the dust settles down at the end of the day is what I genuinely see in myself.

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