Step one on the road to freedom from

control is to refuse to have another tell

you what to think and do with your life.
If they don't like our choice
they can do the other thing.
It doesn't matter what your parents or your
friends and associates say about your
choices.
What matters is that you are you and not
what someone else is telling you to be.
Why should we
concern ourselves with the reactions of those
who don't even respect our right to be who we are?

So much human potential is locked away behind the barrier marked:

"What would people say if I said or did this?"
Let it go and let it flow.
Just do it!!!
Yes, you might see old 'friends' drift away and a whole host of
new ones appear.
So?
Great!!!!