Just be kind
Have you ever thought that you’ll be happy when people praise you and disappointed when they don’t?
I have thought about it and I was disappointed; not because I did not get any praise or compliments for my hard work but because of the false hope. When someone praised me, I was happy but not eternally happy.
“Ahh..finally my work has been recognized!”, just that kind of happiness. It did not stay long and make me blushed. I moved on easily and the next day, I remembered the praise but the feeling was not there again.
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Somehow, it makes me think “am I hard to please?” or “am I too hard to myself to please others?”. Still unsure but I feel like I was in the phase of trying too hard to please others then I become hard to please now. Maybe because of some people cannot show appreciation for others’ hard work so you’ve waited too long and when it came, you’ve settled your “thirst” already.
Next, I have a deep thought about myself and I am really sorry for myself for being too hard to look good, for being too hard to get praise, and for being too hard to look okay when I am not.
Now I know the meaning of when people say “ be kind to yourself”. I was too hard, stiff and rigid to myself. I should be kind and love myself more than anyone does.
Myself in the middle of hectic schedule
Sept.12, 2025
