The sad truth is that people love to be critical.

We love to be judgmental, we love to criticize, and we love to talk about others as if we expect them to be perfect even when we ourselves are not.

No matter what you do and who you do it with, I can assure you someone somewhere has something to say about it, and that something won't always be good. There will always be someone lurking around whose goal is to break down every move you make and find fault with your personal choices.

Sometimes they are rash enough to say it to your face. Oftentimes they are not.

They will condemn you at the same time that they commend others in a similar position to you, and you might end up wondering what could possibly be so wrong with you that it drives them to attack.

Here's the simple answer: nothing. Nothing is "so wrong with you". The problem is them.

No matter how careful you are about making decisions, and no matter how much of a people pleaser you aim to be, there will always be somebody who doesn't like what you're doing for whatever idiotic reason.

And if there is always going to be at least one person who gets pissed off over nothing, what's the point of avoiding the things you want to do just because you're afraid of the criticism that might come with it?

Call it pessimistic, but it's the truth. You will never be able to please every single person in your life no matter what you do.

So stop trying. Stop worrying so much, and stop driving yourself crazy thinking about what they think about you.

It doesn't matter what they think about you.

It matters what you think about you.

Your decisions need to make you happy. They need to bring you the peace, love, and joy you deserve.

If you are well-intended, comfortable with your choices, and aren't outwardly acting in ways that hurt those around you, do whatever the hell you want. Let them talk their sh*t. They'll run themselves into the ground eventually and you will be on top of the world, because you chose to continue living your life the way you wanted to.

If you aren't making yourself happy, what are you actually doing? We weren't put here to please everyone everywhere except ourselves. We weren't created to become a game-piece, and we weren't created just to B.S. our way through life doing mediocre things that don't actually benefit us at all.

Do what is best for you. Make your choices to the best of your ability in any given situation. F*ck anyone who has anything bad to say about it.

I once read something that said "Those who criticize you are never doing more than you- they are always doing less. Think about that."

Think about that.