Good Morning and Happy February!
I hope you had a lovely weekend after the rain!
Every experience we encounter has an impact on our thought processes. These incidences can propel us to greater awareness and accomplishments. Conversely, they may interrupt the assurance that we can create positive outcomes, challenging our understanding and acceptance of self.
Some of the confidence definitions revolve around the truths that makes us feel certain and appreciative of our personal qualities and abilities. Trusting a realistic view of ourselves encourages freedom from fear, doubt, and anxiety. In this way, we can accept both positive and negative critiques and be willing to take calculated risks that could benefit our future.
Eleanor Roosevelt had this to say:
Evidenced by her many accomplishments as a diplomat and activist, Mrs. Roosevelt learned to build her self-confidence and then take action on the issues for which she felt passionate. She was widely admired and respected, and President Harry S. Truman deemed her the First Lady of the World for her work in human rights. She exuded confidence.
Psychology Today describes confidence this way:
“Confidence is a belief in oneself, the conviction that one has the ability to meet life’s challenges and to succeed—and the willingness to act accordingly. Being confident requires a realistic sense of one’s capabilities and feeling secure in that knowledge.
Confidence is not an innate, fixed characteristic. It’s an ability that can be acquired and improved over time.”
(To view the entire article, go to https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/confidence)
It seems that we can gain confidence when we are intentional about accepting our talents and not minimizing our worth. We can change our lives’ trajectory by accepting life’s challenges without fear and trusting for an acceptable outcome. This change happens when we look fear in the face and do the things we think we can’t do.
In Scripture, we read:
“Should not your piety be your confidence and your blameless ways your hope?” Job 4:6 (NIV)
“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.” Hebrews 10:35 (NKJV)
Confidence in ourselves, then, comes from the courage to face the things that scare us, a realistic understanding of the things we’re good at, and a steadfast trust in humbly considering the spiritual nature of things. It is something that we can cultivate and grow. And, it makes us more effective in creating positive outcomes for ourselves and others.
Do the thing you think you cannot do this week. I believe you’ll be amazed at what you discover!
Be Well & Be Blessed!
Lucinda
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