Some Excellent, Practical Advice to Help Us Find Peace

I almost never share things here that I find being forwarded on Facebook or other similar sites, but I came across this one today and want to share it with everyone here:

1. Make peace with your past, so it won't screw up your present. 

2. What others think of you is none of your business.
 
3. Time heals almost everything, so give it time.
 
4. Don't compare your life to others, and don't judge them. You have no idea what their lives are all about.
 
5. Stop thinking too much; it's okay not to know all the answers. Many of them will come to you when you least expect it.
 
6. No one is in charge of your happiness, except you.
 
7. Smile. You don't own all the problems in the world.

The Prison of Other People's Opinions

A friend with whom I graduated from high school is Buddhist, and he posts regularly on Facebook about thigns for which he is grateful. I enjoy those posts greatly. 

Recently, he posted a link to a short article about being constrained by other people's opinions. It is beautiful, and I am sharing the link, without commentary, in the hope that it will resonate with those who read it and, hopefully, help someone break free from this particular prison. 

"Living in the Prison of Other People's Opinions of You"