No-one should feel that they have something to prove, even though the pressures of our current world can make us feel like we do. We are worthy as we are and should aim to live our lives from this belief. Often when we give ourselves space to be who we are on our own terms, without seeking to impress others or seeking validation from others, we are more able to move freely through life. We are more likely to actually do the things that we spend so much time saying that we will do, because we relinquish the leashes that had us bound to worry about others’ opinions. Suddenly, our lives are our own again, and as it is for all life on Earth, we are here to just be… not prove.
What we choose to post or share about ourselves has little effect on the quality of the life that we live. We can make our lives look or sound absolutely fantastic, yet it is what we do that will make all the difference, and none of this is something we should feel the need to constantly advertise. We should be more concerned about how it feels to live our own lives; what we look forward to when we wake up and the little details of how we spend our day. I remember being told by a close friend that you should never share what it is you are going to do before you have already done it. Not only does keeping this secret make you more motivated to achieve the goal, but it also prevents you from getting too much satisfaction from talking about it that may prevent you from making the necessary steps towards accomplishing it. Words, although very important in helping us formulate who we are, in many cases when they aren’t backed by action can only describe who we pretend to be.
When we are already doing the things that we want to do and living how we want to live, there is no need to prove anything at all to anyone, because the answers are all there for anyone who cares to look. Our successes and accomplishments will speak for themselves once they have been realised, and any extra input from us can come across as conceited. Perhaps some people seek out a certain level of attention from other people that personally does not appeal to me; and so be it. Nevertheless, I would hope that the attention they seek is attained through work well done or a life well lived, rather than empty words or half- fulfilled aspirations.
Sometimes, there is one person that we do need to prove something to, and that is ourselves. We can prove to ourselves that we can complete what we set out to do, that we are strong in the face of adversity, that we can learn a new skill or become better people. Our efforts and achievements will be noticed by those around us, and perhaps their acknowledgement may help to reflect our success. However, ultimately our decision to change or progress should be for our own fulfilment rather than at the behest of other people. First, we must be satisfied with the person that we are and that we are becoming, before concerning ourselves with how we are viewed by other people, because, like I said, we have nothing to prove.