Everyone has a right to their own thoughts and opinions, and you have the right to totally ignore them. Their opinions belong to them; there is no reason for you to allow them to influence your emotions.
Focus on making yourself better, not thinking that you are better. Don’t spend your time condemning others. You cannot possibly know what is going on in someone else’s life, nor can you know what all he has had to deal with in his past or the context of his actions.
People will judge you, gossip about you, and misunderstand you. This is common if you live on this earth; it always has been and probably always will be. Every sage who has ever lived has had to deal with the same issues.
You have to learn to trust your own opinion and your own thoughts, more than those of other people. If you will get quiet and learn to go within, you will find the answers you seek.
Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to speak to you. Words are important. They are much more than a way of communicating with others; they contain power and energy. In addition, the way that you say something, and the intention behind your words, affect the energy that your words contain.
Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come! The one thing that you can always count on is change. Everything is changing all the time. You never truly know if something will end up being good or bad until some time in the future.
Don't allow the opinions of others to hold you back from what you want to be. When you start living your life your way, a lot of people will not like it. It will upset some people and others will actively try to convince you that you are wrong.
How others see you is not as important as how [...]