A Constant Battle

As obvious as this might seem, I still feel the need to say this: being confident is a constant battle. There are so many things in society that are constantly bombarding us and telling us we aren't good enough. Ever since we were little, we were told based on commercials we saw on TV what beauty was- or at least according to the industry. Then, in every day life we have those people who can't keep their opinions to themselves. You know, the ones who don't understand the concept of "what's pretty to me may not be pretty to you" (and vice versa).  Your parents may even be extremely critical - my mom was, I can relate - and pointed out every flaw you had (and not always constructively either).

Besides the fact that it may seem everything (or everyone) in your life may be against your ego and/or confidence, we have to see ourselves in a positive light at all times. You could walk into a room where everyone believes that you're the ugliest thing alive, as long as you know that you're beautiful, it doesn't matter. And if you are a Christian, we must always remember that we are beautifully and wonderfully made in the image of God and that will never change no matter what anybody says about or thinks about you.

We have to be confident in who we are as a person as well. If you aren't really sure of who you are as a person yet, that is okay. Everyone, at least once in their life, has had to go soul searching. We have to know who we are in order to be confident about ourselves. And if you do know who you are, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

 People, as I have discovered, love to tell you who you are and what you do. The majority of the time, however, most of the people have only seen you in one setting. Now, a lot of people don't like the idea of acting different in different places but everyone does it. You aren't going to act the same at a place of employment as you would at your house - or, at least, you shouldn't.

Anyway, being confident in who you are can be a challenge, especially in the society we live in. There could be 100 plus sources of discouragement in our lives and, yes, it will be tough to ignore them but we have to. Constructive criticism is okay but anything or anyone that tells you that you aren't enough or that you are worthless because of a flaw needs to be removed from your life immediately. The truth is, everyone will say what they want about you but at the end of the day, how you feel about yourself is the only thing that matters. So, keep your head up and until next time, stay CONFIDENT.