You’ve got to identify the things worthy of your time and attention if you want to change your life. For everything else, the appropriate answer will be.”So what?”
Peace of mind is achieved by eliminating everything that interferes with your peace of mind.
You will spend a lot of time in a lot of different emotions and locations during your lifetime, however, when you look back on your life the time you spent at peace will be your most enjoyable experience.
If you allow other people’s opinions to overly influence your world, you may end up seeing their world instead of your own.
For example. How well do you know someone else? Is that based on your interactions with them, or is it based on what other people are saying about them? Vladimir Putin has four children who may see him in a different light from a lot of Europeans at this moment in time. Needless to say, I’ve no idea what he’s like as a person. However, from everything I’ve heard about him, that’s not something I want to change. This means I’m allowing other people’s opinions to influence my world.
That’s an extreme example, but the same scenario is played out on a daily basis with everyone in your life. That’s why the following sentence will always be true.
The world is full of people who are misunderstood.