The Journey to ConfidenceMuestra

It seems we can spend our adulthood unlearning the negative beliefs we learned in earlier years as we start to look past our shortcomings and become more comfortable with the way we look, how we interact socially, our performance and abilities etc. Instead of looking outside ourselves to things, friends, partners, our roles etc to make us feel a sense of confidence, remember the qualities and characteristics about you that are virtuous and that worthiness is your birthright. Start to practice acceptance of the things you dislike about yourself and be more forgiving of yourself when you slip up. I've found that every year, the older I get, the more comfortable I feel in my own skin and the less I care what others think and the less value I place on external based standards. Building healthy self-worth is a process and we need to be prepared when situations trigger our negative beliefs but remember that it's ok and we can learn to respond in an accepting and compassionate way.