If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.
Your job is not to try to make people like you, to try to change people’s minds about you. Your job is to run your race, to be who God has called you to be. Don't worry about the critics and the naysayers.
Life is too short to live frustrated, upset about things that, many times, we have no control over. People have a right to have their opinion, but you have a right to ignore it. People have a right to be rude, but you have a right to stay happy.
Don’t compare your life to other people. Run your race. God’s purpose for your life is not the same as theirs. Don’t look to the left or to the right. Stay focused on your calling.