This word kept coming up this week, so I knew it was time for a whisper (tee hee). Confidence is self-assurance and a firm trust. In my research, I found four different types of confidence. It occurred to me that each type had human energy that supports the way confidence is expressed. The most pure form of confidence is based on an effort that will lead to the desired results. The best example is an athlete who trains in order to produce the best performance. True confidence is needed to optimize performance.
Another type of confidence comes with something you have already accomplished. After an activity is successful several times, it becomes automatic, and you have no reason to doubt you can do it again. This is Crown Chakra energy that is based in faith, but not always authentic. Third is a type of bypass confidence. This occurs by telling yourself repeatedly you will be successful. Positive thinking is helpful, but not a replacement for training and hard work. The energy behind this type is found in the mental body as residual thought patterns.
Last is the false confidence. Overestimating your abilities or underestimating your opponent is an example. There can be Solar Plexus involvement with this type. Arrogance can stem from the insecurities that are a response to abuse. Personal authority is exaggerated with an imbalance in the Solar Plexus. Let’s get a whisper on the subject of confidence.
Balanced confidence does not come naturally. It takes cultivating several virtues to be authentic with trust. Honesty, humility, and self-esteem are part of the ingredients that lead to balanced expression. Self-assuredness becomes an internal form of certainty in the game of life. Maintain a sense of innocence that leads to a state of being open-minded. This will help with healthy detachment from any outcome.
Insecurities will influence false confidence through expressed arrogance. People who have suffered trauma through abuse lack trust. They bluff their way through life as a way to control the outcome. Healing trauma can reduce the stress that led to deficiencies in the area of confidence. Fragmented personalities lack trust because of identity uncertainty.
Confidence is faith in action that is not blind. Active preparation will bring a pure energy to the situation or relationship. It is a spiritual practice that involves several elements. Connecting with spirit involves the practice of prayer and meditation. Asking for help from angels or guides takes some of the burden off your shoulders. Building physical strength can provide mental and spiritual strength.
Confidence comes from heart energy. A strong heart whispers inspiration that gives way to certainty. Heart energy gives courage that supports it. To have confidence in relationships, rely on your heart to offer compassion. Love is expressed in confidence. Compassion for yourself and others is the definition of love leading the way.
Pure love is based in the confidence that an open heart is sovereignty of spirit.
Bring joy, ease suffering and create beauty, then dance like you mean it!
Blessings, Russell
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit”
E.E. Cummings
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