Having confidence means that you view yourself favorably. You know that you can do what you need to do, that you have the skills and talents to be able to handle yourself.

You trust that your instincts, thinking and abilities are sufficient. When you don’t have confidence it means that you struggle to accept who you are.

You’ll lack confidence to do things because you simply don’t trust that you can.

You go through life feeling as if you’re not educated enough, skilled enough, smart enough, talented enough, pretty enough, or handsome enough.

You judge yourself, often thinking of what you could have, should have said or done, and you always fall short. Continue reading →

Mindfulness has numerous benefits. It can help you be fully present, show you how to gain self acceptance, raise your self esteem and it can help you to be in control of your thoughts and emotions.

But there can be times when you can emotions simmering within your body that you might not even be conscious of right now. When you practice mindfulness, you have an awareness of what’s going on within your body emotionally that you wouldn’t otherwise have.

For example, sometimes people will have a lot of anger. They may even react to simple situations with an irritability or anger that seems misplaced. By engaging in mindfulness, someone who struggles with thinking they have anger could find that what they’re actually feeling is grief. Continue reading →