The author shares their journey through public speaking anxiety, reflecting on how nerves transform into confidence after presentations. They differentiate true confidence from cockiness, emphasizing self-worth without needing validation.
Tag: life
But Did you ask
“You get what you get, and you don’t get upset.” This phrase, first brought to me years ago by my preschool aged daughter, validated my complacent mindset. Whether it was my upbringing, my generation’s influence, or insecurities, I’ve learned not to ask for more and to simply accept what I have. For example, when I … Continue reading But Did you ask
Control
Realizing that most things I worry and beat myself up over are out of my control is freeing. Having the understanding that we all have our own lives to live – every one of us in the same boat – figuring it out, gives me a peaceful feeling.
Main Character Syndrome
“Main character syndrome”, a term I heard for the first time recently and, unlike gyatt or skibidi, I knew exactly what it meant…The same thing as “they think the world revolves around them”. Main character syndrome – so concise, why didn’t I think of that? Since I never heard that phrase before, it got me … Continue reading Main Character Syndrome
Slow Burn – Happy Mother’s Day
Time’s gentle theft produces a slow burn of imperceptible change that’s hard to notice until it’s already happened.
Hope
And, although many times I’m left thinking someone has false hope or their situation is hopeless, I also remember that I don’t know better than the hopeful one.
Someone Else’s Memories
While I was going through this exercise, it sadly occurred to me that, not only are the people gone, but that their memories, the stories that they didn’t tell, are gone too.
Gray Hair and Minvans
Why was I denying that very important part of my life?
The PopOver
The script of our lives is up to each of us to write, act, and react to.
Changes
Traditionally on Halloween our family visits a ghostly, wildly decorated house in town. The owners go all out with spooky embellishments complete with a graveyard, a pirate ship that shoots ‘cannons’ every 15 minutes, and zombies. For decades they’ve hired town police to direct traffic and allow crowds of people to walk through their yard … Continue reading Changes
Perfect Dysfunction 