Let Them Be Wrong About You

“Because one day, when they look back, they will see what you’ve always known: that the truest thing about you was never their perception of you, but the quiet, unwavering conviction you held in your own heart. And in the meantime, let them be wrong. Let them think what they will. Your life is yours to live, no one else’s.“

This article about allowing others to be wrong about you has been an incredibly freeing lesson for me this past year. I used to pride myself on clarity and consideration of others until I encountered people who have no interest in adjusting their lens with new information. The drain on my energy, the inaccurate narratives it created in my mind, the loss of self trust was a cost I no longer cared to spend on people I did not actually admire or care about… so I said fuck em. Be wrong. Stay mad. 😎