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Louise Tilbrook ✨'s avatar

I absolutely love this -I feel as though it should be compulsory reading for anyone inhabiting the internet right now.

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Sarah Raad's avatar

wow! thank you :) criticisms and opinions are so easy to dish out online aren't they. but as these fall under 'strangers on the internet' we can just let them gooooooo

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Francesca Cowman's avatar

Yes to all of this!

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Sarah Raad's avatar

It's the only way! Feels good to give ourselves permission to ignore this kind of thing.

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Francesca Cowman's avatar

It feels like a glorious act of rebellion(for me anyway) and I'm totally here for it!

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Claire Venus ✨'s avatar

So on the money! So so helpful to reframe all of this. We are not for everyone! 🩷✨💚

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Jessica Soares's avatar

Such perfect timing. Thank you Sarah.

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Sarah Raad's avatar

You are welcome Jessica 🌱

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Anna Rose's avatar

Those that project their own fears on to us is super real for me right now, and I can imagine many others making a slightly scary and courageous pivot in their lives. I have family members, friends and even my partner mumbling about a ‘proper job’. It almost got me the other day but I was reminded, via Brene Brown of this wonderful quote by Theodore Roosevelt "It's not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with blood and sweat and dust; who strives valiantly;... who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly" and I think if it often. Thank you for this Sarah ❤️✨

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Sarah Raad's avatar

Yes! I love that quote too. It’s hard not to pay attention especially when it’s people we love but we also only have one life and we owe it to ourselves to use it how we want to.

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Anna Rose's avatar

Yes 🙌🏼 ❤️✨

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Claire Fitzsimmons's avatar

This is such a wonderful reminder.

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Vanessa Simpson's avatar

And if our biggest critic is ourself.....? I feel I should be old enough to shrug it all off, yet I still struggle.

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Sarah Raad's avatar

I’m wondering, what happens when the self criticism comes in? What do you do?

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Vanessa Simpson's avatar

Good question. I think I probably freeze, it can stop me in my tracks or at least derail me for a period of time and has certainly prevented me from continuing in a number of directions over the years. I genuinely need to get over myself!

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Heather Whaling's avatar

This reminds me of when Brene Brown says if you're not in the arena also getting your ass kicked, then she's not interested in your feedback! I think about that a lot and try to remember that not all feedback is valid or equal!

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