Society has a way of making us feel like we aren’t good enough, like things have to be done a certain way, like we can’t set our own opinions, and that we must be a creature of a specific habit.

I am guilty of falling into all of the things that I listed above.

We have a way of letting the world and the people around us tell us how we are supposed to live our lives.

Why do we care about what people think?

I’m tired.

I’m physically, mentally, and emotionally worn out.

I’m sick of wearing myself out because I’m worried about pleasing everyone around me.

Trying to please everyone has a way of making us forget who we really are, and what our purpose in life is.

The only person we have to answer to is God. At the end of our life, the petty little things we worried about aren’t going to matter.

Next time we feel overwhelmed, we need to take a step back and ask ourselves if what we are worried about today will have any effect on who we are, or who we are going to become. Doing this will show you that you simply have to let go of the things that you can’t control or change.

If the things you can control aren’t making you happy, then why are you allowing it? It’s not fair to ruin your own happiness, when you’re the one that can control it.

Stop worrying about everyone around you, and start making yourself happy. Do all the things that you want to do and the things that make you happy.

Don’t let the opinions of the people around you have an effect on how you live your life.You aren’t answering to them at the end.

Stop only traveling down the road your most comfortable with, take the road less traveled on. Be a follower, and show people what it means to truly be happy.

Happiness is contagious.