Hello beautiful Souls. My message today is about opinions.
An opinion can be a view or a judgement formed about something or someone that is not always necessarily based on true facts or people's knowledge. Opinions are merely what we think we know or feel, based on our own experiences.
Opinions can be ego based and therefore nothing more than one wanting it to be specifically about oneself. When we need to feel more comfortable or secure about something we may ask others for their opinion to get some sort of unanimous answer. Very often all we are left with, is confusion.
First and foremost decide what you are thinking or feeling before you consult others. Have a gut instinct and idea of what your own opinion is. Some people are manipulative and or persuasive in getting you to believe their opinion. Make sure that any opinion comes from a reliable and worthy base.
People are easily hurt and damaged by others opinions. We have to step back and process whether this opinion is valid.
It's also ok to say you don't know enough to have an opinion and take that as moving forwards by using that uncertainty as a catalyst for your growth and further education. Other's opinions are good to hear to see a different perspective.
If you offer an opinion it is not necessarily the right answer for someone else. Always, always remember it's your opinion ,only.
You are allowed to have your own opinion as long as you do not expect others to automatically agree. Respect is in order.
So a good tool us to ask yourself "What were you thinking before someone else offered their opinion... before you even asked for it?" How often do you say "in my opinion?"
When dealing with opinions from others always evaluate how you were feeling about the subject at hand before someone offered an opinion. How do you feel about their opinion now and finally ...How are you going to proceed once seeing all the perspectives. Can you find a middle ground between their opinion and yours? Is your overall opinion that you want to stick with your original feeling? Allow for good intertrospect of the situation.
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