A thought I wanted to share

[Raj]

Be true to yourself :group_hug

Dont get so tied up by the demands and expectations of others that you stifle yourself to meet them...this is not healthy and will not make you happy. You are merely repressing yourself on their behalf and it may not even be what they wanted for you anyway.

Instead find a way to express that frustration, stress and tension to relieve the pressure build up and let your energy flow more freely [kicking soft furnishings, breaking hated ornaments, whatever works for you :wink:]

And question whether those expectations you and others have of you are relevant to who you are or should be ignored because they ask you to be untrue to yourself...

[Digital-A]

that was a very nice thought for the day, chirped me up a little

thanks raj :group_hug

[Tank Girl]

This is so true Raj and I do have to stop and remember this from time to time
when I feel I am getting lost and remember I am me raaa

[tarifa]

Nice one Raj

S'all about honesty isn't it :wink:

[Angel]

The truth can hurt a lot :hopeless:

[BabyGirlMiza]

So true...
And yea truth hurts.. but the truth also sets you free..

[Raj]

truth can be subjective as well

[tarifa]

The truth can hurt a lot :hopeless:

Yes that's true, but I've always liked your quote about bein loved for who you are . . .

I'd rather know the truth so I can deal with it rather than living a lie. Life is so short i want all the time i can have being genuinely happy, or at least trying to! :wink:

[Angel]

I'd rather know the truth so I can deal with it rather than living a lie.
It's not always living a lie..Sometimes things happens and you can't remember how or who you were before..

And then it's easy to listen to what other people say about you..

And believe it..

Life is so short i want all the time i can have being genuinely happy, or at least trying to! :wink:
Me too..And I'm trying :wink:

[tarifa]

It's not always living a lie..Sometimes things happens and you can't remember how or who you were before..

And then it's easy to listen to what other people say about you..

And believe it..


Me too..And I'm trying :wink:
Oh Angel! i understand what you're saying, that's a different thing.

Its ok to get lost occaisonally, we all do it. And yes that's wen what other people say can have a effect, an awfully destructive one sometimes.

There are things inside you that make you you and those things can get hidden or lost or misconstrued but as long as you know who you are ( and we all do deep inside) where to turn for a bit of guidance, where to go when u need to touch base with yourself . . .

Its as well to remember that when we get lost we present a 'different' face to the world. so there's an argument for saying how can we blame people for getting us wrong when we've been giving them the wrong 'us'.

Trying is all any of us can do :group_hug :group_hug :group_hug

[LaverT]

thats something I have learnt recently and I am trying to fix it.