Feb 11, 2024
Swedish meat ring - 1945
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Swedish meat ring - 1945
Elegance is not inherited—it is born from struggle with doubt.
Try new things, step out of your comfort zone, take risks, do things in ways you've never done them before, ask for help, surround yourself with self-actualized people, become obsessed with the fact that you have one go-round on this planet as the you that is you, and realize how precious and important it is not to squander that. In order to be an icon, a few times you need to be bold. How do I define boldness? Stepping outside of your comfort zone.
You should not remain in your comfort zone; if you want to make it big, you must challenge yourself, get out of your comfort zone, and succeed in doing well outside of your comfort areas. In life, we should explore options outside our comfort zone.
Episode 25: A long time ago
Overcoming Self-Doubt: Steps to Boost Your Confidence
Self-doubt can be a major obstacle in our personal and professional lives, preventing us from achieving our goals and living our best lives. But with the right mindset and strategies, we can learn to overcome self-doubt and boost our confidence.
1. Recognize Your Self-Doubt The first step to overcoming self-doubt is recognizing when it arises. This means paying attention to your thoughts and feelings, and identifying when you start to doubt yourself or your abilities.
2. Challenge Your Negative Thoughts Once you recognize your self-doubt, the next step is to challenge your negative thoughts. This means questioning the validity of your negative beliefs and replacing them with more positive, realistic ones. For example, if you are doubting your ability to succeed in a new job, remind yourself of times when you have overcome challenges in the past and focus on your strengths and accomplishments.
3. Practice Self-Care Self-care is an important part of boosting your confidence and overcoming self-doubt. This means taking care of your physical, emotional, and mental health. This can include things like eating healthy, getting enough sleep, exercising regularly, and taking time to relax and recharge.
4. Learn New Skills Learning new skills can also help you overcome self-doubt and boost your confidence. This can help you build confidence, expand your knowledge, and open up new opportunities. Whether it's taking a class, learning a new language, or developing a new skill for your career, there are endless possibilities for personal growth and development.
5. Seek Support Finally, seeking support from friends, family, or a therapist can also help you overcome self-doubt. Talking to someone you trust about your feelings can help you gain perspective and identify strategies for moving forward.
Closing:
In conclusion, self-doubt can be a major obstacle in our personal and professional lives, but with the right mindset and strategies, we can learn to overcome it and boost our confidence. By recognizing our self-doubt, challenging our negative thoughts, practicing self-care, learning new skills, and seeking support, we can unlock our full potential and achieve our goals. Remember, you are capable of amazing things - all you need to do is believe in yourself.
What am I doing? I don’t know.
Who I am, who I want to be - I know what I should be, what I need to be.
I keep my secrets locked tight; they don’t belong here.
I fold my persona close, the world won’t hold it.
I push myself in a cycle: work all day, work all night - do everything, do it right.
No time for fun - only the work. Is that the only way to live?
I wake with nothing to look forward to, drag myself out of bed. School - that’s how this world works.
At school I’m with friends; we stick and chatter. Then silence comes - again. I tally everything that needs to be done, search for time for fun, find none.
Home should bring relief, but a heavy weight falls. I stay quiet. Sometimes I speak - it never ends well. I’m always wrong, aren’t I? Sorry. My words don’t feel real. If I stay quiet I’m still wrong. Sorry.
Practice calls - I go. It makes Father happy.
School isn’t the priority here, apparently, but don’t we need it to live?
Art isn’t a job, I’ve been told - it’s engraved in my head. Find something that pays high; nothing I love does. If it makes money, isn’t that enough?
Maybe tonight I’ll read - no, I can’t. More work to do. Sorry - I forgot: it isn’t work to you. It doesn’t make money. Just like my hobby. Sorry.
black purple and green (i bruise easily) by EiraLloyd - 7,625 words, general
Summary: When he gets back to the loft, he looks around it wearily. He had only just reconciled himself to the idea of Tommy moving in, and here he is, alone again in his giant fucking loft. This is so typical.
Before he can psych himself out, he pulls his phone out of his back pocket, and gets up the 118 groupchat. Buck just so everyone knows, single again.
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Episode tag to 8x06 Confessions, in which Buck talks through whether he should have known that first queer relationships are inherently doomed with his queer friends.
Wrong home
The key laying on palm of my hand
Waiting to open the doors of the place i called my land,
A home is what you call where you feel complete
Felt hollow with the all familiar faces so sweet
Alienated in my own house is that a crime,
Or should i just try to fit in and convince my mind
After all its my own home i reminded myself
The walls, the doors, the ceilings holds my secrets screams
Is it my fault or theirs to make me vagabond from my own shield
Am i in the wrong home I wondered
Found myself sitting at the corner
A house can’t be called home without the people you called yours
And the ones inside it are locking doors
Should i just tell them to leave
How should I cope with the emptiness inside me
It’s easier said than to be done they say
But the thought itself is weighing me down each day
Trying to clinging to the four walls which never held me
People acting here is kind of a movie scene
But question still remain the same
Should i look for a new home, new key or new me