I have great news.
I feel really empowered right now.
It's not every day that an individual is able to feel empowered, but I realized that it takes more than just self-confidence to feel like you have conquered and will continue to conquer the little barriers that prevent us from moving forward-- whether that's mentally, physically, or emotionally.
Over the years, I've realized that my self-confidence is not enough to pull me through. I'm so sure of myself in so many ways, but in other, more seemingly important ways, I feel insecure. To me, those areas of insecurity are shallow and misleading, but the world does not feel the same. That's why I feel insecure-- because the world tells me I have to be someone else, despite the recent DO-YOU phenonmenon unraveled by a subculture of youngster rapscallions and twentysomethings.
I feel the most empowered when I know others in the same situation would most likely feel downtrodden and defeated. I get the most energy when I feel like I've been done wrong to without any solid reasoning, because I'm able to stand my ground. I feel the most empowered when I know what strength I have to overcome the silliest of things.
In the end, I, at the very least, know what matters most.
