Melly's Musings: Criticism

My first post in over a month is an honest, straight-to-the-point one but it's positive. Enjoy...


I haven't written a blog post for well over a month. Have I been busy? Yes. Is it hard to think of content that's going to keep you interested? Yes. But actually, the reason is the grapevine.

I'm sure it's something that all of you bloggers have faced: the odd whisper here and there about your blog. Some words are nice. Some words aren't. Some are said to your face. Some aren't.

A friend of mine asked why I hadn't posted the link to my blog in a while and I sort of confessed that I was afraid of what people might think. He reminded me of something: people who criticise you recognise that you're doing something right. (Or at least doing something).

 See, I actually don't write for anyone's approval - as I said in my post on Cyber Bullying. Maybe I lost sight of that. This is my own little space and I know for a certain fact that people do enjoy reading 'Inside Melly's Mind'. So, I'm going to take my wise friend's advice and carry on.

Fear of what people will say about you will kill your dreams. Because truthfully, I've really really missed blogging.

I'm sure we've all faced criticism at some point in our lives. You can't avoid it but you can learn some things. And here's what I've learnt:

• you can't please all of the people all of the time. You will burn yourself out by trying. 
• not everyone will adore you but that's okay. Are you in awe of every single person you meet? No, I didn't think so. 
• another person's criticism of you and what you do often says more about them than it does about you.  
• choosing not to forgive will only hurt you. 

I hadn't really planned to write this post, I was just going to carry on as normal but if something needs to be addressed, then I'll do that. And so, new content is on its way, my lovelies. 

In the meantime, check out my previous posts, leave me some lovely comments to read and let me know your thoughts. My Twitter feed has magically fixed itself, so if you care about my random musings day-to-day (which are mostly about food, I won't lie), you can follow there too. 

Until next time (which will be soooon), 

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