Frequent Disapproval

I continue turning to the songs in my song book, and this one raised a smile as soon as I saw the title. Haven’t played it for a long while, but it’s got legs, just because it’s ironically funny, and it resonates with people I think.

We’ve all experienced that sense of never being able to please somebody. A boss, a parent, a spouse, a son or daughter, a colleague, a teacher. The usual suspects.

And we may well also have been that person who was never easily pleased. By a boss, a parent, a spouse, a son or daughter, a colleague, a teacher. The usual suspects.

It’s not a good feeling to experience Frequent Disapproval from anyone. And it’s not a good look (or a good feeling) to be the frequently disapproving one.

But despite the tongue in cheek drama of the song, being disapproved of ain’t gonna kill us. Unless we give it the power to control our minds. People can think and say what they like about us. We can give them (in our heads) permission to do that, and let our thoughts about their thoughts about us vanish, as they do if let them.

And we can grant the same courtesy to our thoughts about the people we find ourselves disapproving of. They too are only human.


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