You don't need 100% approval from those around you
Dimension: Inspiration for everyday life
Monday 9 December 2024, No22
Remember that you don’t need others to constantly agree with you. You don’t have to be in 100% harmony with them every day and in everything. Wouldn’t that be boring? And where would be the space for your growth? For correcting wrong opinions and closing blind paths that we sometimes, unfortunately, have to walk—perhaps so we can later appreciate the right ones. And then stick to them like a hungry tick to a mushroom picker who went into the forest without repellent :)
Yes! Diversity of opinions is needed and right—precisely because, through shared discussion, we can find the correct path.
And the right path is worth seeking. Masters of ancient, true martial arts say it’s better to spend a year looking for the right teacher than a year training under the wrong one. There’s truth in that. Try to think about it. At least for a moment...
Ten-second mini-prayer:
"God, I thank You that
I CAN EASILY and EFFORTLESSLY BEAR ANY CRITICISM THAT HAPPENS TO ME WHEN I EXPRESS MY HONEST OPINION.
With gratitude in my heart, towards You,
Amen."
