Caring too much about what others may think of us is a challenge that many of us deal with it at some point or even points in our lives. We all want to be accepted by our peers and we sometimes even let this determine how we live our lives, not realizing that when we live a life untrue to who we really are on the inside, we are living imprisoned in our own bodies. To live life and pursue happiness, we must first love ourselves, and part of loving yourself is being who you really are at your heart's level. When we dedicate our lives to only doing things that other people approve of, it denies of from the nurturing love we owe to ourselves, and delays our pursuit of happiness.

To try and get away from living life in order to gain acceptance from others, you first must help yourself develop a mindset of doing things for your happiness, instead of doing things that will make you popular with others. This can be done in a few steps, everyday examine every situation your in, and try to use your heart more in guiding you through these situations. Doing this for a long period overtime, will help you develop yourself, while at the same time give you a better sense of who you are, helping it to feel more natural to be yourself, and decreasing your worries of what other may think. You will also have more energy to devote to finding and doing the things you may love, because you will spend less time and energy trying to gain the acceptance of others and living your life.