Pride And Confidence
Come Out Come Out Whereever You Are
There is a lot of things we learn easy as 1 , 2 , 3
Then there are other things that take a little more time
Depending on the life that you live you can actually take a detour and miss out
For me pride is selfworth in something you love to do
In Funk & Wagnalls Standard College Dictionary on page 1069
It says pride is an undue sense of one's own superiority;
A proper sense of personal dignity and worth;
Honorable self respect
The best or most excellent part of anything
Well for many years I lost my pride and I have found it again here on the HubPages
To write and share my thoughts to all who wanted to listen
I would talk about it and really never be able to show it
I felt it but never had it
It was there but I couldn't enjoy it
I watched others who had great pride in their interests and talents
As I cheered them on I was at a loss
For my talents were hidden like a flower bed covered by the tall grass
No one could see it or did they care
I thought maybe I should keep it covered and nobody should see it
As long as I could go to my secret place and enjoy it myself wasn't that enough
Years passed and my thoughts grew and so did my flowers
I had no control they seemed to keep wanting to spread
As much as I tried they would take their seeds and fly
I would look over and they would grow in other places and people would say
Wow look what I found and jump for joy
I would smile and know deep down inside of me it was because of my hard work they had flowers too
I felt no need to tell them
What is the use
They wouldn't believe me anyway
In the beginning I tried to explain but others thought I was jealous of what they had
It was not true at all
I loved to see more flowers and I wanted to see others share in the same joys I have found
As other people expressed their pride with nothing to hide
I wondered why I couldn't do the same
Soon they had such a strong will they would easily over power my thoughts and simple wishes
They would get their way
I would say I don't want to fight and argue
Life is not about who is right and who is wrong
Life is not about my way or your way
It is about sharing and seeing all things beautiful expand
Then there is confidence
To me that means the sheer energy to support ones beliefs
In the dictionary it says it is a feeling of trust in a person or thing;
Faith
A relationship of trustful intimacy
Fearlessness
A feeling of certainty
So now I am beginning to understand
It is doing something knowing that you know how to do it
Even if you really don't
You some how think you do
Even if you are wrong
Nobody seems to care because you showed great pride
But if you don't have pride then the confidence can never come
You try something and people instantly know
You are wrong and once again feelings of shame and guilt for trying
Until one day something phenomenal happens
You never expected it
You could have never planned it
Someone likes what you do
They compliment you when you never expected it
As you try to hide the greatest feeling you have felt in so long
Other people take notice and the cat is out of the bag
You feel a feeling you like so much
It grows like the flower garden by one simple touch
Now you can at last cut the weeds and let everyone know
The flowers have been there for years and you had a secret nobody knew
People can now come and enjoy
That is what you only wanted right from the beginning
Flower gardens are popping up everywhere you look
They do not take away from each other
They are like a family but different in so many ways
Everyone has their own personal touch
You can now say with pride and confidence you helped in one small way
To make all the flowers we see here today possible.
