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I wanted to be liked and accepted, but somehow I always felt that meant fitting in the version others had of you or wanted from you

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Keywords: mindset , random , expectation , feeling good , happiness , life , mental health , people pleasing

A few months ago I wrote a newsletter in which I was describing a Saturday afternoon where I felt pretty sad, for no specific reason. I worked my way out of it and promised myself, from that day on, I would have prioritized only what felt good. Good feeling thoughts, good feeling activities, good feeling actions. Aligned to my uttermost goal: to feel good and create life from that place. I wasn’t gonna waste another day in existential sadness. Or at least I would try not to, and bring myself back consciously.

https://sofiavenanzetti.com/2024/06/01/dont-expect-me-to-be-who-you-want-me-to-be

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