I am finding that the more and more i get into meditation i naturally feel more present and find this to be more effective than just being confident in myself.So if I have insecurities about myself, its like so what just accept it.Whatever, i am feeling at the moment i try to accept.I find that sometimes as humans its hard to respond to the language of just being confident in yourself.When i tried to be more confident in myself and try to own myself by just telling myself to be more confident and changing my body language so i am standing straight up like a stereotypical alpha male I realize that this is just a trap.When i see the spiritual teachers they don't possess they don't stand perfectly straight(in fact many have a slight bend in their posture and many don't have a deep voice).For me when you accept yourself you feel lighter and also more still.Maybe it's that stillness that you feel is confidence or whatever you want to call it(of course this feeling doesn't last forever)So i guess rather than trying to step it up and be confident in yourself maybe its more important to just lose yourself.I must say at first, when i joined these forums i thought that Eastern Philosophy was bullshit but know i am seeing it's importance.I am curious what are your thoughts on being confidence in yourself vs just accepting/letting go?

I am finding that the more and more i get into meditation i naturally feel more present and find this to be more effective than just being confident in myself.So if I have insecurities about myself, its like so what just accept it.Whatever, i am feeling at the moment i try to accept.I find that sometimes as humans its hard to respond to the language of just being confident in yourself.When i tried to be more confident in myself and try to own myself by just telling myself to be more confident and changing my body language so i am standing straight up like a stereotypical alpha male I realize that this is just a trap.When i see the spiritual teachers they don't possess they don't stand perfectly straight(in fact many have a slight bend in their posture and many don't have a deep voice).For me when you accept yourself you feel lighter and also more still.Maybe it's that stillness that you feel is confidence or whatever you want to call it(of course this feeling doesn't last forever)So i guess rather than trying to step it up and be confident in yourself maybe its more important to just lose yourself.I must say at first, when i joined these forums i thought that Eastern Philosophy was bullshit but know i am seeing it's importance.I am curious what are your thoughts on being confidence in yourself vs just accepting/letting go?

I am finding that the more and more i get into meditation i naturally feel more present and find this to be more effective than just being confident in myself.So if I have insecurities about myself, its like so what just accept it.Whatever, i am feeling at the moment i try to accept.I find that sometimes as humans its hard to respond to the language of just being confident in yourself.When i tried to be more confident in myself and try to own myself by just telling myself to be more confident and changing my body language so i am standing straight up like a stereotypical alpha male I realize that this is just a trap.When i see the spiritual teachers they don't possess they don't stand perfectly straight(in fact many have a slight bend in their posture and many don't have a deep voice).For me when you accept yourself you feel lighter and also more still.Maybe it's that stillness that you feel is confidence or whatever you want to call it(of course this feeling doesn't last forever)So i guess rather than trying to step it up and be confident in yourself maybe its more important to just lose yourself.I must say at first, when i joined these forums i thought that Eastern Philosophy was bullshit but know i am seeing it's importance.I am curious what are your thoughts on being confidence in yourself vs just accepting/letting go?