By Barrie Davenport
“If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” ~Vincent Van Gogh
Listen up dear friend — if you feel insecure about yourself, you are not alone.
A few months ago, I surveyed my readers about their most common fears and worries. Feeling insecure was a recurring theme. We tiptoe about on the eggshells of life, afraid that others will see our flaws, our ugliness, our failures. We sell ourselves short. We hold ourselves back, because we just don’t know — “Will it work, will I look stupid, am I capable? Will they like me?”
Insecurities entangle us for a variety of reasons. Most of them start when we are children. Perhaps you couldn’t live... More...
