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I want to assert here today that a lack of appropriate confidence comes from low self-esteem and low self-esteem comes from believing stuff (mainly about ourselves) that simply isn't true. The meditative process helps here by teaching us to confront the mind poison of delusion and to see things as they really are.
I really like the following quotations. May they truly give you material for reflection today:
"I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time."
"Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they're yours."
"Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong."
I especially want to call your attention to that last one. So many people I talk to truly believe that the way to happiness and success in life is to make sure they never make mistakes. Needless to say, the stress such people experience is enormous. Even if it were possible not to make mistakes (and it's not) such a condition would make us very stagnant.
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