Experience
Recently, things have been going very well for me... and I can't help but notice how far I am from being "well off". I have a family now. I have a future. I have potential. But talent is universal. Opportunity is not. Success is 20% preparation and 80% timing. I can't even pay my own bills. I can't sell my art. I can't love myself, feel confident in myself. These are my limitations, though they have some truth, it's only in as much as I limit myself. I know this, so why don't I get over it? I have so much, so why do I let myself get depressed over the little things? You know, like not making enough money, putting myself further and further in debt and generally living like a scavenger. It's like my lack of confidence (or imposed perception that I lack confidence) is making my scrounge for everything. I may have grown up in complicated situations with a fair share of adversity, but people always told me they loved me. So why do I f...