THE DIARY OF A HOUSEWIFE

"What other people think of me is none of my business." "Life is too short to waste time on speculating what other people think about you. "If they had better things going on in their lives, they wouldn't have the time to sit around and talk about you." "What's important to me is not others' opinions of me, but what's important to me is my opinion of myself." Heard these before? All the time right! Yes, living life on your own terms is what all of us should aim for. After all true happiness lies within us and not outside. Happiness dependent on the approval of others, being a people pleaser at the cost of your own peace of mind is surely not the way to go. However, what strikes me as a little selfish and egocentric is the fact that all these quotes say that your bliss may just be at the cost of someone else and their happiness. Time and time again I read about not caring about what other people think of you or I’v