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Thoughts For When You Change
People might start calling you selfish.
I’ve noticed, ladies, that when we start doing things that align with what is true for us and makes us feel well inside, people we’ve just met and have known for awhile start to call us selfish. Here’s what I’ve learned and what I have to say to that.
You are not selfish for wanting what is best for you and for having a different idea for what that looks like for you than what other people do. I am not selfish either. People around you know that when you change, it is inevitable that the relationship has to change with you. Comfort is why they call you selfish.
You are not selfish for choosing things that bring you joy and bring you satisfaction. I am not selfish for putting myself first. We did not ask to be self-sacrificers laying down our deepest desires for the people around us. That role was slapped on most of our foreheads when we were born and we don’t have to carry it forward.
We all have one life to live on this earth right now. What we do in that time should be our choice. It should not be anyone else’s choice because you are the person who has to live with you every single day.
If people call you selfish let them call you selfish. As long as you understand your intentions that’s all the peace you’ll ever need. Remember people are most likely…
