I got a ring
on a sure thing.
I walk with confidence and pride,
but confidence I've tried.
Ace Of Hearts to my sleeve
and a smile on my face
I enter.
The lights and smoke intoxicate
to invincibility.
Without need of thought
I'm all in
on a sucker's bet.
The dealer,
left smiling,
said,"Come again real soon"
I can take the House
"No son, the House will take you"
I got a ring
on another sure thing.
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
Tails up. Shoulders back.
In flipping channels I came across a show called, The Dog Whisper. Now there was this particular dog, Earl, that had no confidence. He was probably the weakest in his liter, so he was never able to get the confidence that he needed. This almost destroyed him.
This got me thinking about people. People need a healthy dose of ego to live. Without it, a person is rendered in their own personal hell. Think about going along with the rest of your life, never having had a relationship, or never doing what you've always wanted. With a healthy level of confidence, a person can live their life to the best of potential. Confidence allows a person to be crazy enough to live life. If a fireman lacks confidence in himself, how can he trust himself to run into a building when the foundation is ready to collapse. With confidence, that same man can trust himself to do what he must. You should also be strong enough to let a blow to your confidence not slow you down. Instead of resorting to self pity, one must love everything about themselves and change what they don't.
Back to the dog Earl. The Dog Whisper forced the dog's tail up and made him walk into a pack of dogs. This allowed a bit of confidence, however forced, to follow. With this, Earl was proud and filled his "Puppy Potential". So walk into a crowd with your head up and command attention. People want to feel like you are worthy of their time. So show them they are lucky to be in their presence. Life is too short to live it wishing you were in another. If you don't like something about yourself, fix it. Just don't be the one to put limits on yourself. Regrets will occur, but a life without confidence is sure to go unnoticed.
This got me thinking about people. People need a healthy dose of ego to live. Without it, a person is rendered in their own personal hell. Think about going along with the rest of your life, never having had a relationship, or never doing what you've always wanted. With a healthy level of confidence, a person can live their life to the best of potential. Confidence allows a person to be crazy enough to live life. If a fireman lacks confidence in himself, how can he trust himself to run into a building when the foundation is ready to collapse. With confidence, that same man can trust himself to do what he must. You should also be strong enough to let a blow to your confidence not slow you down. Instead of resorting to self pity, one must love everything about themselves and change what they don't.
Back to the dog Earl. The Dog Whisper forced the dog's tail up and made him walk into a pack of dogs. This allowed a bit of confidence, however forced, to follow. With this, Earl was proud and filled his "Puppy Potential". So walk into a crowd with your head up and command attention. People want to feel like you are worthy of their time. So show them they are lucky to be in their presence. Life is too short to live it wishing you were in another. If you don't like something about yourself, fix it. Just don't be the one to put limits on yourself. Regrets will occur, but a life without confidence is sure to go unnoticed.
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