i have confidence in sunlight

so... the only way to live such a hectic life is to not second-guess myself.
-i often sing this song to myself when i feel down:


and i remember what connie wu constantly repeats to me:
"no one can make you feel inferior without your consent" via eleanor roosevelt...
 and also what my friend meredith walsh said, "when you're confident, people just think about you more, and you won't even realize it."

i am in a good mood, because i was not too shy to request a couple of things i needed and am now better off! i think we all spend too much time hesitating.

"Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, "I am of no value", is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought- so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master."

"With the realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world. According to my own experience, self-confidence is very important. That sort of confidence is not a blind one; it is an awareness of ones own potential. On that basis, human beings can transform themselves by increasing the good qualities and reducing the negative qualities."
Both quotes from the Dalai Lama