So find your own combination of things to learn and see and be passionate about. Learn from everyone but be your own guidance, and you will find a red-hot feeling in your chest each night, eager for the possibilities of a new day. No one knows your heart as well as you do.
Itβs unfortunate that inflated self-worth is being mistaken for confidence when itβs really an indication of the opposite. True confidence is reflected through humility, vulnerability and kindness. Itβs quiet. Itβs subtle. It does not overwhelm. It does not shrink others down to elevate oneself and it doesnβt not knock others down to give the illusion of being above.
Iβve always been so full of melancholy. But Iβve realized itβs because Iβm alive. Iβm open. I feel. I carry all things in my heart and sometimes I mistake the weight of it for heaviness when itβs really fullness.
Mental freedom is the product of mastery in several areas of our lives. We must master ourselves, our relationships, and our money. Mastering one without the others (or some without one) will leave us subject to an undue external influence in the area(s) that remain which will keep us bound. Freedom isn't free, it takes a lot of hard work.