“So, let go of things. Stop deciding an unknown future based on a temporary bliss and fleeting acceptance. Be selfish. Be you and who you want to be without the pressures of outside opinions.”
I just read an article called “Being Selfish Isn’t Being Rude…It’s Putting Your Happiness First” and it was like someone wrote it especially for me. The quote above jumped out at me as I read and I wanted to share it here. A friend recently told me that I am too nice and do too much for others and care too much for them as well. I usually chalk it up to a part of my personality that just won’t quit and keep moving. But this article spoke to so much that I feel; like helping someone all day or being pre-occupied with others and situations outside myself to the point where I am not taking the time to find my own direction and make my own plans.
In the ‘Summer of Julia’, a corny but hopefully true plan for the short sun-filled months ahead I think I am going to incorporate taking time to be intentionally selfish into my life. Maybe I will learn something about myself and the kind of person I am, without putting so much weight on what others expect of me.
Find the whole article here.