When I am driven by the motivation to please others, I
abandon myself and sell my soul to the highest bidder. Suddenly others’ thoughts, feelings and needs
become more important than my own. Then
when I face their displeasure, regardless of my attempts to satisfy and appease
them, I feel devastated and angry. Of
course, I know it’s impossible to please everyone, however, I still find myself
trying to reach this hopeless goal.
I want to remember today that I am no longer that little
child desperately trying to make angry, discontented parents happy; believing
that if I could just do enough or do it the ‘right’ way they’d be ‘all better’. I recognize now how unreasonable and
unreachable this belief is. I am not, and
never was, responsible for anyone else’s happiness. I can choose to let go of this old,
irrational belief and tell myself a truer story. It’s okay to please myself, despite others
displeasure. This doesn’t mean I am
selfish or mean. 
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