First of all, in my opinion, to live a less stress-filled life you have to start with yourself. You should never be worrying about other people's opinions, if you spend your time seeking validation from others you will never truly be happy, no matter what you do, people will, unfortunately, have a negative opinion of you and that’s alright, we are humans we cannot please everyone. One of the best things to do for yourself is not to care about other people's opinions of your appearance, style & lifestyle.
You are beautiful and never let anybody tell you differently, if somebody doesn’t appreciate your beauty and makes you feel like you are not enough, then the problem is within them not you as you are one hundred per cent enough! I promise. I've made this mistake over and over again, but as soon as you surround yourself with the right presence, you will most definitely feel more confident in yourself!
Your style, let it be as laid back, unique, chic or as wild as your heart's content! Expressing yourself through clothes, jewellery & make-up is amazing. Once again some people may not like your style, but before changing yourself, first, ask yourself...Is this making me feel happy and confident? if your answer is yes then don’t change yourself. As I mentioned earlier, you can't satisfy everybody as long as you feel happy... so what!
Your lifestyle is just as important, this is also something that no matter what you do there will always be both a positive and negative outlook from an outsiders perspective… As long as you are on the path you want to be on then honestly just do what you are doing! I have done/tried many different things and don’t get me wrong the majority of people have supported me and been happy for me, but there was always that minority who have had negative opinions on it, however, it is important to not let that affect you… Everybody is on a different life path, whether it is for the same goal or not, there will be different obstacles and highs on both of the unique paths.
Another essential factor to a stress-free life is to look for the happiness in little things & appreciate the smaller gestures, when you start to do this you will glow differently. For example, if someone buys you a little gift or a handmade gift, don't think about what it is that they got you, but appreciate the thought that went into it. Also, try and have a kinder approach to others… as Mahatma Gandhi said “be the change you want to see in the world” and this quote I will always wholeheartedly agree with as if I don’t treat others with kindness and respect then I shouldn’t be surprised when I receive that same energy back.
My best advice would be don’t waste your time trying to change for people or compare yourselves to other people. We are all on unique and different life paths. You are beautiful & you have got this! Surround yourself with people who only want the best for you and to bring out the best version of you as having these people in your corner will help you more than you could know. I would also recommend to try & always be there for people to listen to them or be a shoulder for them to cry on, you never know how much it can mean for that person and perhaps one day you may need a gesture of such… stay kind and true to others and yourself and & don’t drag others down. Everything will all be fine!
- Anaia x
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