Stop People Pleasing: Reclaim Your Life and Spiritual Support
Do you find yourself saying, "I need to make it happen"? Do you often feel like you’re on your own, carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? I know that feeling well. For the longest time, I believed it was my job to make everything happen.
But what I hadn’t realized until recently was that this way of living—where everything felt heavy and exhausting—was deeply tied to my habit of people pleasing. And this wasn’t just about trying to please others. My people-pleasing ways were also blocking me from the spiritual support that was available all along. I was constantly guarding myself, afraid of getting hurt, and as a result, I wasn’t truly connected to the life and support around me.
The Hidden Consequences of People Pleasing
When you live to please others, it creates emotional barriers. Without even realizing it, I found myself:
Not asking for help, even when I needed it.
Rejecting help when it was offered.
Becoming defensive to protect myself.
Hiding my true feelings by not speaking up.
These emotional boundaries I had built up were disconnecting me from the support of Spirit, God, and Life itself. By not addressing these behaviors, I was living in isolation—believing that I had to do everything on my own. Little did I know, this mindset was severing my connection to something much bigger than myself.
Overcoming People Pleasing to Reconnect with Life
It wasn’t until one of my mentors kept emphasizing that people-pleasing was cutting me off from spiritual support that I began to understand the impact it had on my life. At first, I didn’t get it—how could something so ingrained in me be causing such disconnection? But as I journeyed through the process of unshackling myself from this habit, I began to see the truth.
As I gradually let go of my need to please others, I started opening my heart. I opened myself up to life, to Spirit, to God. And in doing so, I realized that I wasn’t alone anymore. I was supported and loved in ways that went far beyond the material world.
This was the breakthrough I needed. By overcoming people-pleasing, I began to embrace the support that was always there, waiting for me to accept it.
The Blessing of Spiritual Support
The implications of letting go of people-pleasing are enormous. For me, the biggest lesson was understanding that I no longer needed to worry. Life had my back. That’s not to say I don’t face challenges—I do, like everyone else—but these challenges are easier to manage when I know that I am supported in all aspects.
This, for me, is the ultimate blessing of freeing myself from people-pleasing and learning to live with an open heart. The connection I have now to spiritual support is priceless, and it all began when I chose to stop people-pleasing.
