We are not here to please others, to fix others, to tell others what to do, we are here for our own experiences. What others are is what they are, accept them and let them be. We can only control ourselves not others.
We do not need permission, we do not need other peoples acceptance or approval.
Our path and journey is uniquely ours to choose what the next step is.
Of course, all choices have consequences and we are accountable for the outcome of the ones we make.
It’s our choice, our journey…just live the moment, follow your feelings and enjoy it no matter what anyone thinks.
We are all just a short step from our life being turned upside down, there are no guarantees, no certainties…everything can change in an instance. It can come from just a simple choice that leads to a big change.
Yet we can be cruelly judgemental of others who’s perceived fortunes have changed and are seen as no longer worthy humans because their struggles in life have lead to them becoming, say homeless or drug users or whatever other activity society might sneer at.
We are all worthy, no matter what, from the day we are born to the day we die. Our choices are not the measure to define us by. We all make them and we all make ‘good’ ones and ‘bad’ ones. It’s all very subjective anyway, who is to say what is right?. Yet as a society we are conditioned to judge others for their ‘bad’ choices, yet we’d excuse ourselves.
Judgement serves no purpose and is actually more a reflection of ourselves than the person we judge.
We are all one moment away from a bad choice…so best to accept others as they are and to leave others to be. Our choices are the only thing we control and again, it doesn’t make us a bad person permanently, if we make a wrong choice. We can start again in an instance and change, but it becomes harder once we have been labelled.
Philip Dodson 