Seeking approval means asking others for their validation of who you are and what you are doing. If this is important to you then you will change what you do until you obtain others' approval and you will be more like them, conforming to their opinion of the type of person that you should be or what you should be doing.
When others do not approve of you, do you understand that it is because your knowing and presence are a threat to them? Someone who is critical and judgmental of you is acting out of fear. Once you can see their fear of you their judgment can no longer matter. How can you be afraid of someone who is afraid of you?
Because everything in the Universe is a mirror of everything else, if you are experiencing disapproval from someone you should examine the level of your self-approval. Are you satisfied with who you are and what you are doing? Are you self-judgmental and self-critical? Remember that everything in your reality starts with you, and you will see your own emotions, beliefs and opinions about yourself reflected in your reality. To gain others' approval, you must start by approving of yourself.
Did you notice all the "should's"? We would do well to become conscious of all spoken as well as implied "should's".
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