Can you crack a nut?

Today, let's focus on our minds. You are what you think ( I shall keep reiterating this point. Let's call it the Mantra 1). So, you have to control what you think. Do away with negative thoughts. Reinforce positive thoughts. 

     The first negative thought that we shall try to get rid of is lack of confidence. Substitute it with a sense of self-esteem. Have a good self-esteem of yourself. List out all your abilities and inabilities honestly and you'll see  that you, like any other person in this world, have a decent list of abilities and a similar list of inabilities. Never let a feeling of low self-esteem caused by some inability bog you for long. If you cannot do one thing well, you can do something else much better. And, if you put in sufficient time and energy into it, you can also do the first thing well. This poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson is for you to think about.

 The mountain and the squirrel

The mountain and the squirrel

Had a quarrel,

And the former called the latter "Little Prig";

Bun replied,

"You are doubtless very big;

But all sorts of things and weather

Must be taken in together,

To make up a year

And a sphere.

And I think it no disgrace

To occupy my place.

If I'm not so large as you,

You are not so small as I,

And not half so spry.

I'll not deny you make

A very pretty squirrel track;

Talents differ; all is well and wisely put;

If I cannot carry forests on my back,

Neither can you crack a nut."

      So, dear readers, are you the mountain or the squirrel? Whatever the case may be, you have a place in this world. So, build your self-worth and feel free from inferiority complexes and insecurities.

If you think you can, YOU CERTAINLY CAN. - Mantra 2

Have an insecurity-free day!