Affirm yourself

Author: Casey Basch
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: At the baptism ceremony of Sleeping Beauty, what precious gift did the beautiful fairy give her? In various versions of the story, we can read about excellent characteristics and qualities such as beauty, intelligence, elegance, kindness, and musical talent, but confidence has never been considered a good quality. Interestingly, all important talents fail to receive the attention they deserve, and people's efforts may make others' gifts redundant. Before talents develop, our efforts stop all harm from life. A confident person does not need to passively wait for a love that requires permission. A confident daughter might say to her father, "I really appreciate your concern, but I feel all those petty restrictions are just your allergic reaction." Such a girl would never be tricked by the old witch in the castle, nor would she demand a thorn fence to protect herself, nor would she ask for a prince (of course, he would have to spend time) to rescue her. In fact, perhaps from the very beginning, by calming the wrath of the thirteenth witch, she may have already arranged everything in order. If she possessed the gift of unwavering confidence, she might calmly and directly say, "I understand you are very angry right now, and you have every reason to be. But perhaps we could go to a quiet place and talk properly." A healthy sense of confidence can take charge of our own fate—it can make anyone who wants to control us feel frustrated. As a member of society, apart from the confidence that those who master their own fate possess, we should not praise any other quality. No need to make a fuss, because we are rarely taught this in school. The purpose of this book is to help you recalibrate your scales, tell you how to change your futile attitudes and behaviors, and enrich all aspects of your life.