I wish people would see themselves the way we see them. Could you imagine how much that would change the world? What kind of difference that one little point of view would make? How many people would live versus taking their own lives because they would know how much they are loved. How many people would have the confidence to go for their dreams or do what’s best for them & their families instead of being scared to step on any toes or afraid of falling flat on their faces. I see so, so many people that don’t know how truly amazing they are. They have fought battles that are beyond words to describe and won. They jumped into the deep end at a new job and learned to swim flawlessly even though they constantly criticize their ability to keep their head above water. And the problem with this kind of mentality is that they are the ones the suffer. Because I still view them as the confident, unbelievable person I already had and currently do see them as no matter the number of times I see their belief in themselves waiver. So I’m not out anything. But when a person doesn’t see that in themselves, gosh do I wish I could show them what they are missing. Because they are missing out on a breath taking sight. An unbelievable, one in a million kind of sight. And wouldn’t you want to see that too?

I know some of you are probably thinking “practice what you preach Josie”. Many of you have the confidence in me to write a book. You believe I can do it & you think I should try to do it too. And I want to tell you that it’s not that I’m lacking confidence in myself to write one. I know what my words can do. I have a whole messenger inbox to show for it. And the kind words & touching stories from the people I get to meet on this page are some of the biggest confidence boosters in the world. I know that I forget sometimes what I am doing is something my kids will be proud of. But I think we all are trying hard to be something that our kids will be proud of. So what I am doing is exactly what the neighbor down the road is doing. Trying their very best to do what needs to be done. Some way. Some how. We try to get it all accomplished and then some. Because that’s what parents do. They try & try again so our kids can have great lives. And this is where this post comes full circle. Could you imagine how much more confidence we would have in ourselves as parents if we could view ourselves as our kids view us? As Super Mom or Super Dad. Not saying we need validation to know what we are doing is right or not, but you can’t tell me it wouldn’t be nice every once in awhile. To know we are not drowning in their little eyes even though we feel like we are barely keeping our heads above water. How we are actually soaring above the clouds to them. Gosh, that would be nice.

The world is full of self doubt & self hate. It is kind of what fuels a couple of the biggest industries in the world. But imagine a world where everyone is confident in themselves. In their bodies & their career choices. In their paths that God has given them. In being parents or grandparents. Could you imagine how much more we as a population could get accomplished? Or even we as individuals? I truly believe that confident people are more. More kind. More efficient. More everything. And I believe when a person is confident in their own ability they spend less time tearing other people down. So today I challenge you to see yourself as those who love you see you. To know how truly awesome you are. And to own it. Stop being your own worst critic. You deserve to see the greatness we see every day. And you deserve to enjoy the view every once in awhile too.

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