A few weeks ago, I did a Facebook Live making Pumpkin French Toast. I was excited to try a new recipe and it turned out SO delicious!
But one of the first comments I got was, “That sounds disgusting.”
This immediately made me pause…
Should I pull down the post??? Was everyone else thinking it sounded gross, too?
And then it hit me: this is how it often is with life. We are going to make choices that not everyone will like, agree with, or understand. And that’s okay.
Don’t let the loud opinions of others dictate your decision-making.
I thought back to when we made the decision after Jesse graduated from law school to not buy a house. We kept on renting and saving and living on way less than we were making because we had set an audacious goal to pay cash for our first house.
People thought we were pretty crazy and really making a mistake. Why would we keep renting and living on beans and rice when Jesse was working as an attorney and we were making three times the amount of money we had been (which was still a very modest income by most people’s standards since he was fresh out of law school, but it was WAY more than we had been making while he was in law school!)?
I look back and see how those counter-cultural choices we made — that almost no one understood — became the foundation for the financial freedom we experience today.
Maybe you are feeling similarly right now. You’re choosing to live on less than you make, buy used, pay down debt instead of going on a vacation, drive an older car, live in a house that you’ve outgrown, take your lunch to work every day, cook from scratch, or just make choices that most people around you don’t really understand or support.
Don’t let the opinions of others — no matter how loud they may seem — dictate your decision making!
It’s okay to go against the grain and be the only one making the financial decisions you are.
It’s okay if no one really gets the path you are on and thinks you are a bit crazy.
Keep going! Keep making those sacrifices. Keep taking those baby steps. It will be worth it! And maybe other people will think you’re weird, but keep making and eating your metaphorical Pumpkin French Toast knowing that it’s actually really delicious, despite what others may think!
It sounds so yummy!! Fan of pumpkin!!
My gram used to tell if me, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything.”
One of those old fashioned things that need to come back in style.
You do you and don’t let them get you down!
Amen! Love this annnd now I want this recipe!
I make banana bread French toast and it is decadent and delicious. 😊
Keep doing you. The problem these days is so much is negative. You are doing a great job on what you do. All I ask is some dont forget who gave them the gifts to show their talent.
Thanks so much for posting this. Our choices are ours to make, whether it’s shopping at Goodwill, cooking from scratch, not going to expensive activities, etc. We’re the only ones paying our bills, so we’ll make the choices that work for us! 🙂
What a great encouragement! God’s timing is always perfect!
Years ago I went to a Pampered Chef party where we were trying out recipes, and the host had a rule “No Yuck to someone else’s Yum”. I thought it was a good rule. If your pumpkin pancake idea doesn’t appeal to someone, they can scroll on by. No need to post a negative comment.
Well said. You enjoy that pumpkin french toast. It sounds delicious to me!
It was so delicious!
Well said! Too often these days people are swayed by what others post online and they make rude, insensitive comments. This may cause others to feel bad about themselves or their choices. A good reminder for people to be who they are and not that they cannot please everyone and that is ok.
Thank you for your encouragement!
Fabulous Post!
And, the “more please” vote is in for pumpkin French toast. 🙌
Thank you for your encouragement!