Don't Take Anything Personally

We all walk around in our own bubble.

Our own personal universe, a set of events and circumstances unique only to ourselves.

Our perception of the world and other human beings, is conditioned, clouded, obscured, perhaps even enhanced, by our bubble.

Light and sound

from situations and people outside of us,

have to travel through our bubble construct,

before they get to our eyes and ears.

So, now we realise, that our view of the outside world is not necessarily True;  it is conditioned by our own personal history and inner environment.

We interpret events and their meaning, in terms of what has happened to us and in us.

If we are in pain, we view the world with less tolerance.

If we are in Joy, things just bounce straight off us.

If we are under stress or depression, we see darkness and hostility in everything.

If we are operating out of peace and security, we receive outside events in a much more philosophical way.

It becomes obvious then, that is has nothing to do with what’s coming in, but EVERYTHING TO DO with our own personal state, and how we receive things.

When we meet another human being, it is important to remember that THEY TOO are living in their own personal bubble, and everything that comes out of them is based on their own universe. Nothing to do with us at all.

If they are having a bad day, they see us as ugly.

If they are having a good day, they see us as beautiful.

Their opinion has nothing to do with us!  And everything to do with them and what's going on inside of them.

I release myself from what other people think of me – I have no control of it anyway.

I determine to NOT take things personally. This sets me freeee.