Alexi Panos Inspiration

Who cares what people think? I used to. Like really, really used to. I used to run myself ragged making sure that every single person I came in contact with thought I was perfect, had it all together, and never made a single mistake. I would filter myself and hold back my true feelings so as not to disrupt the status quo. I would play small and not put myself out there, so I wouldn't be center stage where I could be judged and criticized. That, became a little exhausting. My greatest lesson this year has been releasing the NEED TO PLEASE. It's been amazing! It's been freeing! It's been BRUTALLY hard, all at the same time. But I realized that, no matter what we do in life, no matter what we say, no matter how we act. We're always going to offend or displease SOMEONE. There are 7 Billion people on this planet and there's no possible way that we can make every single one of them happy. And, even if we did, it's pointless because then we're leading someone else's view of a "perfect" life. This is YOUR life. If