I DON’T CARE WHAT ANYONE THINKS

I’m convinced that the moment I care about what even one other person thinks of me, I begin to be shackled and have lost my freedom. For me, it would be about the same as checking myself into prison.

We begin to care what another thinks, when we are unsure of ourselves. When we doubt that we are okay just as we are…

In reality, it doesn’t matter at all what I think about you either. Hopefully, I will think only the best about you, and care about your welfare. If you are old and tired and in need of help, I will help you. But let’s not confuse my natural kindness with my opinion of you. What I think about you, my opinion of the sound of your voice, the color of your hair, the kind of clothes you wear, even what you think—this stuff should mean nothing to you. Not a stitch, nada.

As selfish as it might seem, what I think of myself is all that matters. Because my SELF is the only self on earth that I really have any chance to know. I’m the only one who has all the facts about me. I’m the only one who knows how I really feel. I know my hopes and dreams for the future. I believe that it’s important for all of us to be self-centered. It is what I feel about MYSELF that effects the rest of the world, because if I am happy and at peace with myself, then I naturally have a better chance to be at peace with you—and everyone else too.

It’s just that simple. It’s when we love ourselves first that we can learn to love each other. Love, like the truth, is found not without but within .