When I blamed other people for me feeling bad.
by Neen Forder - 11:35 on 25 August 2015
I am expecting my first child. Something I am delighted about, along with being a little bit scared. I have had mixed reactions from some people I hold dearest, and it's really thrown me. I started getting cross, and angry and wondering what I could do to help them. Then, when I realised I nearly shared a post of Facebook which was worded negatively, I stopped myself and realised that if words which were negative were resonating with me, that I had stopped focusing on love myself. I mean love of myself, that I myself had stopped focusing on love in general, and that I'd let negative opinions from other people penetrate my life and thoughts. This had to stop. Straight away! And it did. As soon as I acknowledged my part in why I felt bad, it started to shift. As soon as I accepted that I - ME - I was responsible for the fact I felt bad, I was able to move on. Yes people say hurtful things, but there's that old reminder that it's how we respond to them which determines how we react. I was the one letting their thoughts into my head. I was the one worrying what they'd say next. When in fact, I am fine just as I am, right here and right now. Their stuff is their stuff. My focus has to be on me. And my new baby!
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