Many of us living in one day at a time recovery know that our confidence can come and go. The waning of confidence lets us know we are comparing, or measuring, our abilities against other people, or against some achieved standard we had once held or had been well capable of doing. The loss of confidence can happen, and it does happen, at times, for instance when we are speaking in front of a group of people. It can, and does happen to people who perform in front of people. The loss of confidence can even interfere with creative endeavors. Please remember we are recovering people who understand our confidence can wane. We also know our confidence returns. Our reality is we have experienced this before. We know we can’t always deliver up to par, and when we fall down we have supports to pick us up, hand us a towel, and tell us “maybe next time”. We know life is like this. Confidence rises; confidence falls. We know our capabilities vary. Some days we are just putting one foot in front of the other and in one twist, we’re good. Participate. Reach out. Give back. Peace.
