What other people say about/to me says nothing about me, everything about them.

Having been groomed by family/society to be greatly influenced by their approval/disapproval, it becomes a knee-jerk reaction.

It takes time, and the proper education, to rid ourselves of that conditioning. It’s a life-long process, that gets easier as time passes, until a relatively small amount of daily maintenance is all that’s required.

I have found relief from that kind of suffering through the teachings and meditation techniques of Tibetan Buddhism. I’ve not become a committed Buddhist, but have learned a lot from some of their best teachers.

Always choose the middle way and proceed with compassion.

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