Don't take it personally + Happy holidays
G K Lim
street and say, 'Hey, you are so stupid,' without knowing you, it's not
about you; it's about me. If you take it personally, then perhaps you
believe you are stupid. Maybe you think to yourself, 'How does he know? Is
he clairvoyant, or can everybody see how stupid I am?'" ~ don Miguel Ruiz
from The Four Agreements
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Marcus Aurelius: "The approval of such men, who do not even stand well in
their own eyes, has no value for him."
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Seneca: "Away with the world's opinion of you, it's always unsettled and
divided."
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Ervin Seale: "There is one recurring, persistent, perennial, and dogging
personal problem which, more than any other, steals the force and peace of
people and ruins projects and enterprises and careers. It is the habit of
feeling hurt because of what others do or do not do and what they say or do
not say."
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Deepak Chopra:
I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others.
I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others.
I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others.
I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others.
I'm totally independent of the good or bad opinion of others.
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Don Miguel Ruiz: "Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because
of themselves."
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Brian Johnson http://www.philosophersnotes.com/ :
Let's think about it. Imagine interacting with the same person in two
different situations.
First: the person had an AWESOME day-they got a great night of sleep, won
the lottery and every other thing that could've possibly gone well for them
unfolded. They're feelin' great. How do you think they're gonna treat us?
Probably pretty well, eh?
Now, same person. This time, they got a really bad night of sleep, lost
their job, got in a car accident, didn't eat all day long and every other
annoying thing that could've happened, happened. Not in such a good mood.
How do you think they're gonna treat us now? Prolly no where near as well as
when they're rested, happy and all that jazz, eh?
The important thing to note here is that WE were exactly the same in both
situations. But if we base our opinion of ourselves on how someone else
treats us, we're in trouble.
Again, as Ruiz says: "Nothing other people do is because of you. It is
because of themselves."
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Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and Happy New Year!!!
Cheers!
G K Lim
www.hrdgateway.org
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