Good day, Stoics.
You don’t need approval.
Strange how often people hand over control without realizing it.
A comment lands wrong. Someone doesn’t respond the way you hoped. You start wondering what they thought, whether they agreed, whether they approved.
And suddenly your peace is sitting in someone else’s hands.
I’ve caught myself doing it too.
Not in obvious ways. In small ways.
Wanting a reaction. Wanting confirmation. Wanting some signal that things landed the “right” way. But if you need everyone to approve, you end up adjusting yourself constantly. That gets exhausting.
Stay steady.