Moving On: Don’t Let Opinions Control You
Moving On: Don’t Let Opinions Control You Imagine waking up happily. You’re perfectly in a happy-go-lucky mood. You go to school or to work with the same attitude, wearing your favourite clothes, hairstyle, or even a favourite necklace. There it comes. A cruel remark. A judgy comment. Maybe even something small like ‘Look who finally decided to show up.’ or ‘Chote chote log aaye hein.’ Just like that, your mood, your happiness, your confidence—ruined. Just because someone had the audacity to insult you. Worst part? Moments like this happen more often than we admit. But do we admit it, tell someone, or even write it in our diaries? Nope. Guess we like to pretend it never happened so that we forget. Not the way the world works, darlings. Trust me, I’ve had these moments more than I can remember smiling. And I smile A LOT . They shaped the way I thought about myself for a long, long time. But not now. First of all, what does it mean to let opinions control you? It’s when...