AUGUST: Developing a Thicker Skin
It's so important to allow ourselves to be sensitive. Rejection and humiliation hurt. Yet, there are times when wearing our hearts on our sleeves doesn’t serve us. Being overly sensitive or feeling like a victim are disempowering ways to move through life.
In this conversation, compare notes on what hurts your feelings. For starters, how old do we have to be before we stop caring what people think of us? And how do we take back our power when someone tries to undermine our confidence?
Do you consider yourself highly sensitive or someone with a thicker skin?
Who can hurt your feelings?
Do you ever let someone you don’t know hurt your feelings? Why does their opinion bother you?
What would it look like to develop a thicker skin when it comes to loud-mouth political opinions and opposing views?
Ignoring others’ negativity or passive-aggressive comments can be useful in some situations and faulty in others. What determines the difference?
Have you helped a sensitive child or family member develop a thicker skin? How did you guide them?
Takeaways.