Humbowl - Spirituality, Personal Growth, Meditation, Higher Consciousness

I don't know about you, but I have struggled for a long time with caring about what other people think of me. It's weird too because when I was a kid being loud and weird in the supermarket, my mother would say "Can you stop? You're embarrassing me, people are watching." I never understood the concept of embarrassment, of worrying about what others think of you. Until the ego develops and we begin identifying ourselves with our bodies, our clothes, our skills, our accomplishments and of course, what others think. This is an incredible trap, I started feeling nervous walking down the street because I would feel judged by the people driving by. I remember one time I got a hair cut that I did not like so I stayed home from school until I could get another cut to fix it.  I started being somebody that I am not, just to please others, so that I could build up this ego identity. The big issue here is that all of this is totally out of my control. I don't control whether or not you will like me, we all have fr