LONG CONVERSATIONS WITH MYSELF: CHAPTER XXXXX/XXXXX
CONCLUSIONS/AFFIRMATIONS
YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE WAYS THAT OTHER PEOPLE SEE YOU.
THERE IS NO AMOUNT OF PERFECT ACTION THAT REMOVES ANY MARGIN FOR INACCURATE PICTURES OF YOU TO ROT IN THE ATTIC OF OTHER PEOPLES BRAINS.
THIS IS NOT A SCHEME TO ABSOLVE YOURSELF OF THE IMPACT OF YOUR ACTIONS; IT IS A RECOGNITION THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
IT IS IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO RECOGNISE THAT THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE OUT OF YOUR CONTROL.
IF YOUR ONLY CONCEPTION OF SELF COMES FROM HOW OTHER PEOPLE PERCEIVE YOU, THIS FEELS WORSE THAN IT IS.
BREATHE DEEP. EXHALE SLOWLY. BREATHE DEEP. EXHALE SLOWLY. BREATHE DEEP.