End of Week 67: Bookš 66 Completedš: What You Think of Me is None of My Business ā Terry Cole-Whittaker
Even if the title sounds bold or bit of arrogant, Terry shares liberating Idea of taking otherās opinion as what it is, āAn Opinionā. This book is a reminder of the Power within ourselves and how we give it away by giving way too more importance to otherās opinion of us.
Once realized, it can empower us to be comfortable in our own skin, take otherās opinion as opinion and not let our life run by it. We give away our power to others by depending on their approval.
As individuals, we are the final authorities on everything in our lives. After all, who else can be the expert on our life? Who else can say what we feel and want? There is no other person, no place, no system, no philosophy, no organization that knows more about us than we do.
ā¢ Terry explains most of the choices we make are unconscious and it is also the purpose of book to heighten consciousness, self-awareness, so that we can choose consciously. She teaches to become beneficiary of Change rather than victim of it.
ā¢ if you argue for your limitations long enough, sure enough, they are yours. Start arguing in favor of what you want and recognize that persistence is the key.
ā¢ Loved this small yet powerful sentence ā āPray to God, but row to shore.ā Meaning have faith that you received what you want, while continuously working for it.
1. The hard-to-accept fact is that health is a by-product of your mental and spiritual attitude. It can be a well by-product or an ill by-product.
2. Lying is such an accepted way of life on this planet that telling the truth requires great courage.
3. Before we can have a complete relationship with another, we must first have a complete relationship with ourselves.
4. When you give up blame, you create a context in which change can happen.
5. Decisions become easy when you give up the need for approval and the fear of making mistakes.
