Walk In Dry Places Is your opinion of me important? Inventory A statement that is often quoted at AA meetings is Your opinion of me is not important. The purpose of this saying, apparently, is to wean us away from being people pleasers. But the truth is that we all have legitimate interest in the opinions others hold of us. They may like or dislike us for the wrong reasons, but it is helpful for us to know this and accept it. More important, the opinions of others can be useful in helping us take personal inventory and correct wrong behavior and attitudes. There may be a good reason why someone has a low opinion of us, and we should become aware of it. It is true, however, that our opinions count the most in shaping our lives. If were thinking badly about others, that can be more damaging to us than to them. Surprisingly, they may think better of us as we change our opinions about them. I doubt that I can go through the day without being affected by other peoples opinions of me. However, my main work will be in seeing that my own opinions arent being destructive in my life.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:50:06 +0000
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