Show Notes
We are told, constantly, that trusting yourself is a feeling. That confident people simply have more of it, some inner certainty the rest of us lack. And so we try to feel our way into it. We repeat encouraging phrases. We try to believe in ourselves harder. And it does not hold, because it is built on nothing, and some honest part of us knows it is built on nothing. More resources: Free resources, books and more on https://wordsoftaoism.com/ My Substack Blog: https://taoismteachings.substack.com/ Music I use, as a playlist: https://tinyurl.com/spotifyzenplaylist
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