We usually over-shoot or under-shoot. Either we become arrogant and too sure of ourselves, or we become insecure and too unsure of ourselves. Threading the needle finding health self-confidence, free from arrogance and insecurity, is our goal for finding inner peace. Being on the lookout, observing with mindfulness, arrogance and insecurity is the key. Recognizing arrogance or insecurity leads to making effort at finding the right balance of healthy self-confidence. Reminding ourselves repeatedly of the faults of arrogance and insecurity gives us courage to recognize and change our attitudes and behavior. Righteousness and guilt become our enemies. Humility and confidence become our warriors.
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When one person is hurt, it negatively effects us all
Exclusion, wittingly or unwittingly, creates problems for others, those excluded and those included, who must defend their turf. It also creates problems for oneself. Out of insecurity, suspicion, and fear, barriers are erected dividing US […]
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Healthy self-confidence
In the last post I discussed boosting low self-confidence. It is important not to overshoot and become arrogant. Therefore, ‘healthy self-confidence’ is our goal. Healthy self-confidence is putting no one down, not myself and not […]
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Let the flow go by itself
Often we get stuck in a funk. We are paralyzed and taken over by insecurity. We cannot accomplish anything. Nor can we just relax and be. Trying to push out of it just drains us. […]