[quote]
“Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
~ A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
[rambles]
i’m having a week where i feel a little tangled. uncomfortable in my skin. not meeting the goals i’ve set for myself. sometimes i walk more slowly as i approach people because i feel so awkward at chit-chat and “hi! how are you?” and i want to fly under the radar. except, of course, i do want to be noticed and on the receiving end of the “hi! how are you”; i just get nervous and introverted and backwards. it’s why i can’t talk on the phone. it’s why i’m totally lame at networking and selling myself. it’s why i so appreciate the people that do go out of their way to soothe my silly social fears.
i have so much on my plate right now, and things are busy. i’m reminding myself to be brave and project confidence. i’m reminding myself that it can be done.
i’m also admitting the above things because i want to recognize those insecurities and not pass them on to my own daughter. it’s hard being a girl sometimes, and i want her to be armed with confidence, self-love, honesty, compassion and bravery. i want her to know that she can do (or at least try hard at and learn from) anything she sets her mind to… and i want myself to remember that, too.
my husband, the man with the sweet smile and joyful laugh and beautiful snuffleupagus eyelashes, says that nothing is more attractive than self-confidence. i like that.
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1 comment in “[mid-week rambles]”
April 7th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
When I get anxious talking to people it always seems (to me) like I’m talking in circles, or saying things that are off topic, or most of all not making sense. My mom says I sound fine, but to me it still feels unnatural. I think a lot of the time I concentrate too much on the topic… and think too hard about how to comment. To ease my nerves, I figure that I must be (at the very least) an interesting conversationalist, because if I wasn’t, no one would talk to me. Although, I think writing is more difficult (for me) because I have ample opportunity to change and rewrite what I think. But in the same token, conversation is difficult because I constantly rethink what was said, and consider all the things that would have been shorter, more descriptive, or more accurate. So my advice would be to let go of yourself, have fun and enjoy the company. : ) that may sound a little obvious… or someone may have said that to you before… but that’s what I try to keep in mind when I converse and it’s really helped. : ) Hope you’re enjoying the wonderful weather!
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