Dealing with Haters (Day 260)

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What if someone despises me? Let them see to it. But I will see to it that I won’t be found doing or saying anything contemptible. What if someone hates me? Let them see to that. But I will see to it that I’m kind and good-natured to all, and prepared to show even the hater where they went wrong. Not in a critical way, or to show off my patience, but genuinely and usefully.” 
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 11.13

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I’ve been hated on by a lot of people for all sorts of reasons, and I can’t help how they feel about me. I can live with integrity, and that’s about it. The sad irony is that the haters are usually secretly or unconsciously attracted to the same people that they’ll be shit-talkin’ when they’re with their hater friends. 

Truth be told, I’m too busy thinking about what I’m thinking about. I really don’t want to go down the rabbit hole of thinking about what other people are thinking about... even if who they're thinking about is me.  

It’s a bother, really. 

Just be good. Do good. Spread good in the world. Remember, you’ve no control over others’ opinions of you. After all… 

…haters gonna hate. 

(See y’all tomorrow) 

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