Confidence versus Conceit

One excuse we sensitive souls give for not stepping into more confidence is that we don't want to be, or especially to seem, conceited. We don't want to make others feel uncomfortable. It sounds kind and even humble, doesn't it? But underneath, it's playing small out of fear of other people's disapproval if we show up in our full sense of worth and purpose.

Conceit is based on a belief that humans have differing value and therefore unequal lovability. This is what we're really afraid of if we stand tall - that others won't love us. We'll be cast out. Unwanted. Unsafe. And it does happen that some reject us when we shed people-pleasing. Some people have benefitted from us being enslaved to their ability to disapprove us into a small, controllable box. But healthy, worthy relationships are based on honoring each other's unconditional worth, free will, and uniquely unfolding potential.

Where in your life do you get to choose true, love based confidence over fear of conceit?

Who is a role model for you in true confidence as a sensitive soul?