A Few Things that Aren’t That Serious.

As you get older, you start realising there are more and more things that should be taken way more seriously than they should, sometimes you might even end up taking every single thing in your life seriously because your circumstance didn’t give you the luxury to take a break but the opposite could very much happen as well. You could also be taking nothing in your life seriously.

As you might have already guessed, I think finding a balance/middle ground between anything is the key to finding any answer. You have to figure out what things should take up that much importance in your life versus what things don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.

In today’s post, I wanted to share with you a few things that I find aren’t that serious. Note that these are the things I personally don’t find them to be that significant in my life anymore and things which I don’t want to give importance to or highlight them in any shape or form. As always, you know what’s best for your life so take everything you read with a grain of salt. Without further ado, let’s jump into the post!

En vieillissant, on se rend compte qu’il y a de plus en plus de choses qui méritent d’être prises bien plus au sérieux qu’elles ne le devraient. Parfois, on peut même finir par tout prendre au sérieux, car les circonstances ne nous ont pas permis de faire une pause, mais l’inverse est tout aussi possible. On peut aussi ne rien prendre au sérieux.

Comme vous l’avez peut-être déjà deviné, je pense que trouver un équilibre ou un juste milieu est la clé pour trouver une solution. Il faut distinguer les choses qui devraient avoir une importance capitale dans notre vie de celles qui n’en ont pas vraiment.

Dans l’article d’aujourd’hui, je voulais partager avec vous quelques points que je trouve moins importants. Notez qu’il s’agit de choses que je ne trouve plus si importantes dans ma vie et auxquelles je ne veux pas accorder d’importance ni les mettre en avant, sous quelque forme que ce soit. Comme toujours, vous savez ce qui est bon pour vous, alors prenez tout ce que vous lisez avec des pincettes. Sans plus attendre, passons à l’article !

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OTHER PEOPLE’S OPINIONS OF YOURSELF

One of the things in life that shouldn’t really be taken that seriously are other people’s opinions of yourself. I know that having a social circle is extremely important and to a certain extent, you should care about others think of you otherwise you wouldn’t be able to form relationships, get opportunities, elevate your position in life or even better yourself as a person.

This is one of the reasons why many people put so much emphasis on first impressions because we want others to think the best of us and see our potential. With that said, I don’t think other people’s opinions really matter in the grand scheme of things and I am not saying this in a pessimistic manner. The truth is you never really know what another person thinks of you, they could think highly of you or they could think the worse of you, or they could think a combination of both but the answer is you will truly never know.

Putting importance to other people’s versions of yourself will inevitably ruin the perception you have of yourself whether those people are your loved ones or not. What if you don’t adhere to these versions or what if you decide to change those versions? You are much more than a version that another person thinks of you and the harsh reality is if someone has already made up their mind about you then no matter what you do, you won’t be able to change their opinion.

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OTHER PEOPLE’S BUSINESS

I think this is pretty obvious and self-explanatory but nothing good will come out from scrutinising, commenting, gossiping or criticising other people’s lives. In the grand scheme of things, those things aren’t relevant, important or even significant in any shape or form.

Even if your principles or values don’t align with another person’s whether they are a loved one or not then you could simply distance yourself from that person rather than creating this unnecessary and dysfunctional environment for that person, yourself and others.

Wasting your time and energy on other people will never give you joy, peace or fulfilment, and you will only end up becoming someone who comments about other people’s lives instead of living your own life.

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YOUR SHORTCOMINGS

I think many people find their shortcomings to be embarrassing, shameful or even a worst part of themselves. I personally think everyone has shortcomings of their own and it’s important to accept & acknowledge them but they shouldn’t be used against you (unless you intentionally hurt another person both literally and figuratively then it’s a completely different matter). Everyone has weaknesses and flaws, everybody is flawed in one way or another.

If we all started to define ourselves through our shortcomings then we wouldn’t be able to grow or even live our life. When you view your shortcomings as something negative then it will obviously take up space in your life whereas when you start taking the negativity out of them, you will realise that this might be just an aspect of yourself where you lack, need discipline or growth, wisdom, or even help.

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Thank you so much for reading! – xo N

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