Thank you so much again to Robert (A 30 Minute Life) and Jen (Tripping Through Treacle) for both nominating me for this quote challenge! The written word has the power to uplift and inspire, and can help us to remain resilient during the darkest times. This challenge is a perfect chance to remind me of so many of the beautiful quotes that can help to turn on the light when times are darkest.

The rules of this challenge are as follow:

• Thank the person who nominated you
• Post a quote for 3 consecutive days (1 quote for each day)
• Share why this quote appeals to you
• Nominate 3 different bloggers for each day

Today’s quote:

[Tweet “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind”]

This quote immediately came to me, especially after sharing an old post that I wrote two years ago.  We have all been in the position in which other people have hurt us, either by their actions or by their words.  When living with a chronic illness, there are many ways in which I and others who’ve been hurt by the actions or words of other people.

One such example is by being ostracised or excluded from social engagements, and although many of these many instances may not be intentional, it doesn’t nevertheless lessen the hurt. When our conditions are invisible, many people may even doubt your illness, which when you continuously suffer from debilitating symptoms, it can hurt even more than any symptom can.  But, just as the quote above states, those who matter are the ones who believe us even when every test fails to provide any answers.  The ones who matter are those who are always there for us whenever we need a shoulder to cry on, in need of help around the house or need groceries or other essentials we’re unable to get ourselves.

Those who doubt us exclude us or hurts us don’t matter, and we should only concern ourselves who do.

And my nominees for today are:

• Mackenzie from Life with an Illness
• Natalie from Surviving Life’s Hurdles
• Caz from Invisibly Me