Trying to get everyone in the world to like you is as possible as a 2 year old coloring in the lines of a colouring book.
Even if you somehow managed to colour in the lines, they won’t like the colour you used. Even if you used the right colour, they won’t like the picture. Even if you used the right picture, they won’t like the brand of crayon used… It goes on and on…
No matter what you think, say or do, some people will still not like you.
Here are my 6 reasons people may not like you:
1. You remind them of someone they already do not like.
2. The misunderstand what you said or did.
3. You do something that they think they cannot do.
4. They judge you based on their moral and religious upbringing.
5. They see themselves in you, and have rejected that part of themselves and so reject you.
6. They just simply do not like you for no reason at all.
Instead of spending all your time and energy wanting to be loved. Spend all of your time and energy simply loving. You see, you cannot stop people from not loving you but people cannot stop you from loving them.
It was never really about colouring in the lines. It was always about expressing yourself through the medium of art and colour. It was about having fun and being creative and discovering how your world works with colour.
It was about not confirming to live restricted by the lines. From a young age you were limited to only draw between the black lines. Why? Break free! Colour outside. Who said it was wrong? Who taught you that? Who said life has to be like this or like that? Colour outside and be free.
Oh, people will label you stupid or silly or mad. But that’s okay, your painting is an expression of you. Never apologise for being you.
Just colour. Just be you. The more you are supported and loved, is closely followed proportionally by a percentage of people that hate you and want to bring you down. The voice on the outside is a lie. The voice on the inside is truth.
Only listen to the voice of the heart. The voice of the outside is temporary, while the one on the inside is eternal.
Love,
H