Understand that bullies will always judge you and they will do it by default. In other words, they’ll judge you without provocation. You won’t need to do, wear, or say anything wrong because they will dissect everything until they find something wrong. Moreover, just your mere presence alone will invoke their judgements and attacks.
But know this. The negative suggestions and personal attacks they hurl are strictly to control you. That’s right. They insult you to control you. Realize that bullies want to make you think, feel, and act the way they want you to. Nothing more.
And those judgements, insults, and personal attacks come from a place of entitlement.
Therefore, you must realize that your bullies will not be happy with nor will they accept you, no matter what you do. And any efforts to win their approval will be like pouring water into a sieve.
Remember! It’s all About Control!
How many attempts to satisfy these bullies are you willing to make before you become exhausted? How long are you willing to shapeshift before you realize that conforming and adapting accordingly to their standards of who you should be will never yield the desired results?
You’ll only end up disheartened in the end. Because, just as you can never fill a sieve, you can never appease a bully.
So, stop wasting your time and energy. And stop sacrificing your happiness because these people aren’t worth the powder to blow them up. When you don’t stand up for yourself, others will only see you as an easy person and lose respect for you.
The amount of crap you put up with only determines how others treat you in the future. In other words, you teach people how to treat you by what you do or don’t put up with. And when you conform to the standards of others, you only discard your own standards.
Be Yourself in Every Way!
Isn’t it time you lived up to your own? Isn’t it time you begin living life on your own terms instead of someone else’s? Your choices, your likes and preferences, your pleasures, and your happiness should never depend on the permission of another.
Therefore, you must always be yourself. This means that you must have your own opinions, likes, dislikes, and preferences. Also, you must do the things you love most, no matter what others think. Be yourself in every way!
With knowledge comes empowerment!
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Aum Shanti
Thank you so much, Shanti! 💖
Great post! Keep up the encouraging words….such great reminders. Thanks for all you do.
You’re most welcome, Grace! And thank you for your kind words! 💖
Very true! I’ve even noticed that some people will even use other people as examples – they’re something similar to you and say how unimpressed they are with them. I think hm, interesting. You know what they’re saying even though they’re not saying it. And you’re right that it’s always about control.
Thank you so much, Sara! And you’re so right! They do use others as examples and it’s sad! They’ll judge another person for reminding them of you.
Once again, Cherie, more great advice I wish I had back in the day.
Thank you so much, Michael! It’s knowledge I wish I had back then too. Things would’ve been much different.
Nice one…let’s increase the fight against bullies, let’s intensify struggle against bullies…vuva anti bullies viva
Thank you so much! 💖 I agree! Give ’em hell!
I love the comparison to the sieve and not being able to fill it.
[you can put something in the sieve that makes it more difficult to move though! like your values and attitudes].
Absolutely right! I love your last sentence! ❤️