The most important advice I would give my younger writer self is what I’d give my younger woman self: What other people think of you is none of your business.
Anne Lamott, author
I’ve read this quote multiple times, and it still hits me the same way. “Of course” followed by “No way.”
I eventually have to remember that seeking advice and seeking approval are not the same. While I may need counsel, if I don’t need approval, then I don’t need to know if I have obtained it.
In the past, other’s opinions have paralyzed me or led me off course. Realizing that another’s approval or disapproval—of my parenting or my homeschooling or other aspects of my lifestyle—is none of my business is freeing.
These days, if I suspect my writing or actions will upset someone, I try to remember “What other people think of me is none of my business.”
Thank you, Anne.
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