Perception Shouldn't Be Pressure!

Good Morning Blogfam!

There are many people who go through life being overly concerned about how they are perceived by others.  I stress the word "overly" because while it is important to be aware of how you are viewed by others, it is not to be used as a guide for how you live your life.  In addition to having the ability to recognize the perceptions of others you must also have the ability to analyze your audience.  I say this because everyone has their own set of eyes which makes them see things their way, whereas the next person may see it differently.

We have to realize that we are our best judge, especially when you have the ability to be honest with yourself.  If you aren't able to assess the ramifications of your own behavior then there is no way to adequately determine that how someone else assesses it is right or wrong.  When you are comfortable and confident with who you are, outside perceptions won't have too much of an affect on you personally.  I believe that perception and conscience go hand-in-hand, because when you possess the gift of conscience you are able to live life positively which mitigates the risk of others having a negative perception of you.

Being secure with yourself and recognizing your self-worth is what eliminates the pressure that society puts on you to live the way they think you should.  The main point of this entire blog entry is that with the difference of opinions, perspectives, and perceptions it is important to be aware of and do what is pleasing to you.  Once you acquire a strong relationship with self you will be much more prone to doing what you feel is right because you wouldn't want to let yourself down.  Once you ruin that relationship with yourself by losing trust in your ability to do what is pleasing to you, you will then live based on the outside perception of others because you won't have yourself to lean on anymore.

Quote of the Day: "While it is extremely important to be AWARE of how you are perceived by others, it is more important to be SECURE in how you perceive yourself." ~ Candice Loper