Confidence During Times of Uncertainty

Flipping my journal, embracing the words I wrote in them, but never daring to show it to anyone. The urge of writing and showing it to people always rose up inside me, but I used to gulp it down. My biggest fear has always been judgment and the fear of being inferior to others, and I even knew that I am not the only one who is like this.

There are so many more people like me who write but hide their miraculous words inside their diary; keep it under their pillow and keep it away from everyone’s eyes.

Every coin has two sides, and so does this pandemic! While it has locked each one of us inside our homes, introduced a new way of living to us, confined us inside a box, forced us to realize the value of a lot of things which were otherwise taken for granted, it also has positives!

In this busy life, we often forget about spending quality time with our family. Quarantine made us understand the priceless moments we share with our family are beyond the value of money or materialistic objects.

This lockdown and pandemic period brought a huge transition to my life: I decided to shove my fear into a jar, throw it out the window, and never look back! It took me so long to get there, but eventually, I did!

My initial thoughts were along the lines of what if I am not good enough. There are so many writers and poets out there scribbling pure magic out of their wounds and here I am, an amateur writer, struggling with words and sentences.

But, the pandemic gave me plenty of time to overcome my insecurities, work on my weaknesses, and eventually upload my work.

One crucial hurdle I overcame was the fear of being judged. I overcame the fear of getting far fewer likes, limited reach, and sparse comments. I knew that whatever I am uploading is my original content and my own ideas and, if I like it, I shouldn’t be too bothered about anything else. All I needed to do is to pour words straight from my heart, bring new ideas to my writing, and upload wholly original content.

That is what I started doing in June and, now, I am completely in love with my decision. I may not be up to the mark, but what matters is I am enjoying what I am doing; it is making me happy, so what else do I need? Happiness is the crux of life, and I am acquiring it by following what my heart wants.

I know that, like me, many people explored their hidden talents and hobbies, tried to overcome their fears and insecurities, started doing something new and exciting, and are so happy with the new things they are engaging in.

In the end, what matters is your happiness; if you are happy with what you are doing, you are probably on the best track of your life. Success is secondary. Happiness and satisfaction are primary.

Follow your heart, be creative, find happiness in the little things, and live the best possible life you can, even when you are against all the challenges in the world!

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About the Author

Hi, I'm Unnati Saxena! I'm one of the writers of this platform. Apart from this, I'm also a content writer and curator for online newspapers and blogs. I'm an introverted person who loves to create fictional stories with creative imagination and words. I always choose books over people and I'm a fan of fictional characters, deep talks, and gazing at stars. You can find me elsewhere!