Somehow I missed, or simply forgot, a very important life less: it’s not about me.
It’s not about me.
It’s not about me.
It’s not about me.
That’s my new mantra. I’ve been saying it to myself a lot today.
I think over the last few years I’ve completely lost sight of the fact that most stuff is simply not about me. I’ve gotten way too sensitive, self-absorbed, and narcissistic. It’s in no way a good thing and I’m realizing how it poorly affects a lot of the relationships I have.
So I’m going to try to remember that it’s not about me when I’m feeling hurt over things that aren’t personal. And when I’m And just in my every day life. Because generally, even though my instinct is to think the opposite, it’s really not about me.
That rambly self-realization is something I’m going to work on. Perhaps writing a blog about my life and having social media followers and that doesn’t help. Oops.
Side note/speaking about not me: The DietBet Challenge is up to 40 players and $1,000!! That’s amazing! There is still 6 days til it starts so I hope more people join and it’s a community of us doing it rather than just me. It’s not about me, remember? ;)
That’s true, social media definitely makes people more narcissistic. That doesn’t mean it has to, though. And hey, don’t be so hard on yourself, you seem like you’re a pretty good person.
Definitely. I think blogging about my life and having social media followers has definitely contributed to this in my own life. Too much inward focus has not been positive for me. You’re right though, those things don’t have to have that effect.
And thanks! I think I’m pretty decent, but even good people have flaws. It’s never bad to recognize flaws and work on improving. Self-improvement is always good! :)
YES! I have a hard time to Mary – it is not about me – always a hard lesson!
I have to remind myself that sometimes, too. As I’ve gotten older it has gotten a little easier but still a daily challenge!
That’s a great mantra to live by. When we are having a hard time ourselves I’ve learnt that to focus on someone else’s issues and help them actually helps myself feel better about me
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I believe you have done greatly lately with this realization, and in that way I would like to congratulate you in any way possible. Be careful, though, as some cases lead to extreme altruism. Just be patient with yourself, learn to accept circumstances, and always retain that healthy self-image.
SO MUCH LOVE TO YOU—wheres your “IT’S MY BIRTHDAY B*TCHES!!” post? ;-)
It happened …. now. ;)
Hi Mary, just wanted to add here….I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m not sure that social media is really the culprit, I think a lot of what society values plays a big factor in the “about me” mentality, honestly. I say this when I look at my weight loss blog that I just started, and every sentence starts with “I.” Ha! But….we are after all, chronicling our journey so what else could it start with I guess.
I also wanted to say thank you for starting this dietbet. I’d never even heard of this, and I am super excited. I just started using this site called habitforge.com to try and establish a new (good) habit, and it keeps me accountable because you have to check in – so far its working. I’m hoping this will do the same thing for me, because I didn’t last a week, and I have to learn how to last a lifetime. And I just found your blog last week, and love your attitude! :)
Good points Viv!
I’m super excited that you joined the DietBet. It will definitely keep us on track for the month. :)