Confidence is a Decision, Not a Feeling.

Confidence is something that has baffled and eluded me for years. I remember being in middle school and seeing other people walk with such purpose and power, speak with such strength, and laugh without reserve. Like they never worried about what others thought, they just embraced their own authenticity and never questioned if their authentic self was good enough. 

There was so much envy within me, not the kind where I hated them, but the kind where I just wished with everything I had that I could one day feel that kind of confidence within myself. It just seemed to come so easy for everyone else, but me, you know?…