In a troubled world, the confidence you need to remain steadfast comes from within, not from fleeting supporters. If ever you feel your confidence is waning, read on (or share this with someone whom you think might benefit from it).

You are unique. Each person is unique.

That uniqueness makes you a whole,

complete and satisfactory person.

 

Not everything you do is right or wise.

Like everyone else, you do wrong and foolish things

from time to time. Perhaps often.

But they never alter your uniqueness, your wholeness,

your completeness, your being satisfactory.

 

Because of this, you can accept and love yourself.

You must accept and love yourself.

How else can you love your neighbour as yourself?

 

This love must be a quiet, accepting love, as all the best love is.

A love that doesn’t criticise, that doesn’t indulge in the futility of complaint,

that doesn’t seek constant reassurance (because it isn’t necessary -

remember: you are whole, complete, satisfactory).

 

And the first object of your quiet, confident, uncomplaining love is YOU.

After that all other love follows – without effort, without demand,

without fear and, at the end, without loss.