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What’s the best piece of advice someone that has passed has given you?
My grandma used to say "not everyone needs to know your business or they'll talk about it." (Equivalent to if they gossip to you, they'll gossip about you.) She was a very private and modest person. She had 5 sisters so she grew up with people always having something to say about everyone else's decisions so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. So I'm incredibly private which should come as no shock because once you see how people talk about other people behind their backs, you can bet your life doesn't get a pass.
What’s the best piece of advice someone that has passed has given you? (They say the best way to keep someone's memory alive is to talk about them. So share their advice, and if you like, a story about them that related to the advice.)
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My Dad made it clear to me while he was in his last months that a lesson he learned was to live life the way I wanted and not let everyone else run it. I like to think I have heeded that to some extent. Obviously it's not easy doing that when you have to answer to a boss, co-workers, etc but I know that I am a more authentic version of myself than I was before and it helps to think about that from time to time.
ReplyDeleteI have a loved one give me this bit of wisdom that has stuck with me (although I admit to being a poor example at it more times than not, but it's been resonating a lot lately):
ReplyDelete"When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness."
Then they said something funny that I also had to write down:
Relationships with negative people are simply tedious encounters with porcupines. Truth!