<description>&lt;p data-start="40" data-end="114"&gt;Do you struggle when someone believes something about you that isn't true?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="116" data-end="207"&gt;Do you feel the need to correct them… defend yourself… convince them… make them understand?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="209" data-end="271"&gt;One of the fastest ways to improve your relationships is this:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="273" data-end="305"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="273" data-end="305"&gt;Let them be wrong about you.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="307" data-end="338"&gt;In this episode, we talk about:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-start="340" data-end="672"&gt; &lt;li data-start="340" data-end="391"&gt; &lt;p data-start="342" data-end="391"&gt;Why we desperately want others to understand us&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="392" data-end="469"&gt; &lt;p data-start="394" data-end="469"&gt;How the need to control someone's opinion creates anger and disconnection&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="470" data-end="513"&gt; &lt;p data-start="472" data-end="513"&gt;Why defensiveness damages relationships&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="514" data-end="562"&gt; &lt;p data-start="516" data-end="562"&gt;What true charity looks like in disagreement&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="563" data-end="609"&gt; &lt;p data-start="565" data-end="609"&gt;How the saints handled being misunderstood&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="610" data-end="672"&gt; &lt;p data-start="612" data-end="672"&gt;Why interior peace matters more than being seen as "right"&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p data-start="674" data-end="727"&gt;You cannot control what other people think about you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="729" data-end="749"&gt;But you can control:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-start="750" data-end="841"&gt; &lt;li data-start="750" data-end="768"&gt; &lt;p data-start="752" data-end="768"&gt;What you think&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="769" data-end="788"&gt; &lt;p data-start="771" data-end="788"&gt;How you show up&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li data-start="789" data-end="841"&gt; &lt;p data-start="791" data-end="841"&gt;Whether you respond with bitterness or with love&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p data-start="843" data-end="914"&gt;Holiness often looks like calm charity when someone misunderstands you.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="916" data-end="994"&gt;You don't need to posture.&lt;br data-start="942" data-end="945" /&gt; You don't need to prove.&lt;br data-start="969" data-end="972" /&gt; You don't need to win.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="996" data-end="1045"&gt;You can let them be wrong — and love them anyway.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="1206" data-end="1271"&gt;You are called to charity.&lt;br data-start="1232" data-end="1235" /&gt; And charity begins in your thoughts.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-start="1273" data-end="1288" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""&gt;💜 Sterling&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Catholic Mom Calm

Sterling Jaquith

Let Them Be Wrong About You (And Find Peace)

MAR 11, 202611 MIN
Catholic Mom Calm

Let Them Be Wrong About You (And Find Peace)

MAR 11, 202611 MIN

Description

Do you struggle when someone believes something about you that isn't true? Do you feel the need to correct them… defend yourself… convince them… make them understand? One of the fastest ways to improve your relationships is this: Let them be wrong about you. In this episode, we talk about: Why we desperately want others to understand us How the need to control someone's opinion creates anger and disconnection Why defensiveness damages relationships What true charity looks like in disagreement How the saints handled being misunderstood Why interior peace matters more than being seen as "right" You cannot control what other people think about you. But you can control: What you think How you show up Whether you respond with bitterness or with love Holiness often looks like calm charity when someone misunderstands you. You don't need to posture. You don't need to prove. You don't need to win. You can let them be wrong — and love them anyway. You are called to charity. And charity begins in your thoughts. 💜 Sterling