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I have loving friends who worry about me. I know they want me to be happy and they are there for me, now, that I have health problems.

Their worrying is not constructive and is not encouraging me to take action.
They tend to tell me that I am a dreamer, when I speak positively or excitedly about my goals.Their view of life is: do what you can do, not what you wish to do. It makes me feel very angry, like a form of sabotage.

I know that they do not mean harm and their friendship has a very positive impact on my life. So far, my strategy has been to nod a lot and say thank you for your advice, with no intent of following it,or to defend myself by restating my goals in a positive way, however it sounded a bit like justifying. My goals seemed very weak after their pessimistic statements, like the vibration of what they said weakened my purpose.

What kind of strategy would be the most loving and caring? How could I express respect for their advice, thankfulness for their concern? I am sure there is a way that would benefit them as much as it benefits me.