#self-confidence — Public Fediverse posts

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Rückblick und Ausblick zum (Un)Ruhestand – A look back and a look ahead at active retirement

(English below)

Nach über 40 Jahren ist es soweit: ich gehe demnächst in den Ruhestand. Aber die Arbeit des Ökumenischen Eine-Welt-Kreises für unser Bildungsprojekt in Ruanda geht weiter!
Ich werde dem Eine-Welt-Kreis weiterhin angehören und die Leitung des Projekts fortführen.
Gleichwohl ist diese Zäsur Gelegenheit gewesen, zurück und auch nach vorn zu schauen. Dazu hatte ich Gelegenheit, im Radio ein längeres Interview (Das Ruanda-Projekt, Autor: Djuana Mannel) zu geben und ich lade Sie ein, dieses mit Hilfe dieses Links anzuhören. Die musikalischen Einlagen wurden in diesem Podcast entfernt. Die ausführliche Sendung mit Liedern unserer Patenkinder wird zu folgenden Terminen beim Wartburgradio wiederholt: 12.05. 10-11.15 Uhr; 16.05. 15-16.15 Uhr; 18.05. 16-17.15 Uhr

After more than 40 years, the time has come: I am retiring soon. But the work of the Ecumenical One World Circle on our educational project in Rwanda continues!
I will remain a member of the One World Circle and continue to lead the project.
Nevertheless, this turning point has been an opportunity to look back and also to look ahead. I had the chance to give a longer interview on the radio (Das Ruanda Projekt, author: Djuana Mannel – in German only) and I invite you to listen to it via this link, in case you understand German. The musical interludes have been removed from this podcast. The full programme, featuring songs by our sponsored children, will be repeated on Wartburg Radio on the following dates: 12 May, 10.00–11.15 am; 16 May, 3.00–4.15 pm; 18 May, 4.00–5.15 pm (German only)

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It's critical to remember there is a difference between being sure of one's self and arrogant. Acting self-important hurts not only yourself and your imagine, but damages those around you. Everyone will be better with less self-importance in the world. #selfimportance #selfconfidence #arrogance #imagine #life

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What if the people buying are not into what you are selling? Consumer-driven culture and basic economics would argue that...

Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Hustle Up

#Blog #GigEconomies #PersonalBrand #PersonalIntegrity #SelfConfidence

https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/hustle-up/

The first time I ever thought about “outsider” influence on an art was watching that one episode The Simpsons. Homer...

Check out my weekday daily #blog and read more in my post: Inside Outsider

#Blog #CreativeExplorations #SelfConfidence #TalentAndLearning

https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/inside-outsider/

The first time I ever thought about “outsider” influence on an art was watching that one episode The Simpsons. Homer...

Read more in my post: Inside Outsider

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A quotation from Eric Hoffer

Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 1, ch. 2, § 8 (1951)

More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/10594/

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Grundschüler – Kinderrechte – Weltgebetstag – Primary school pupils – Children’s rights – World Day of Prayer

(English below)

Anfang März veranstaltete die Evangelische Grundschule in Eisenach eine Projektwoche zum jährlich stattfindendenen weltweiten Weltgebetstag. Dazu erreichte uns folgender kleiner Berichte der Schuldirektorin:

„Im Rahmen unserer Projektwoche zum Weltgebetstag haben die Kinder unserer Evangelischen Grundschule Eisenach einen besonderen Gottesdienst gestaltet, der ganz im Zeichen von Gemeinschaft, Verantwortung und globalem Lernen stand. Im Mittelpunkt standen dabei Kinder aus Nigeria, Ruanda und vielen weiteren Teilen der Welt.
Die Schülerinnen und Schüler setzten sich intensiv mit den Kinderrechten auseinander. Themen wie das Recht auf sauberes Wasser, auf Bildung und auf Freizeit wurden nicht nur theoretisch erarbeitet, sondern auch kreativ und persönlich reflektiert. Dabei wurde deutlich, wie unterschiedlich die Lebensbedingungen von Kindern weltweit sind – und gleichzeitig, wie viel wir voneinander lernen können.

Besonders wichtig war den Kindern ein positiver und wertschätzender Blick auf das Leben von Gleichaltrigen in anderen Ländern. Sie entdeckten Gemeinsamkeiten, entwickelten Verständnis für Unterschiede und erkannten, wie wertvoll Solidarität und gegenseitige Unterstützung sind.
Der liebevoll gestaltete Gottesdienst in der Annenkirche (in Eisenach) bot Raum für Gedanken, Gebete und Beiträge der Kinder, die ihre Eindrücke und Erkenntnisse auf vielfältige Weise zum Ausdruck brachten.

Die im Rahmen des Gottesdienstes gesammelte Kollekte von 228 Euro kommt dem Patenschaftsprogramm in Ruanda zugute und unterstützt unser Patenkind Dina und andere Kinder auf ihrem Weg zu einem selbstbestimmten Leben.“

At the beginning of March, the Protestant Primary School in Eisenach organised a project week to mark the annual World Day of Prayer. We received the following brief report from the headteacher:

„As part of our project week for the World Day of Prayer, the children at our Protestant Primary School in Eisenach organised a special service centred on community, responsibility and global learning. The focus was on children from Nigeria, Rwanda and many other parts of the world.
The pupils engaged intensively with the topic of children’s rights. Issues such as the right to clean water, education and leisure were not only explored theoretically, but also reflected upon creatively and personally. It became clear just how different children’s living conditions are around the world – and at the same time, how much we can learn from one another.

It was particularly important to the children to take a positive and appreciative view of the lives of their peers in other countries. They discovered commonalities, developed an understanding of differences and recognised how valuable solidarity and mutual support are.
The lovingly organised service at St Anne’s Church (in Eisenach) provided a space for thoughts, prayers and contributions from the children, who expressed their impressions and insights in a variety of ways.

The collection of 228 euros taken during the service will go towards the sponsorship programme in Rwanda, supporting our sponsored child Dina and other children on their journey towards a self-determined life.“

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What if the people buying are not into what you are selling? Consumer-driven culture and basic economics would argue that...

Read more in my post: Hustle Up

🔗 https://8clicks.8r4d.com/2026/03/hustle-up/

#Blog #GigEconomies #PersonalBrand #PersonalIntegrity #SelfConfidence

how to grow an opinion... and a backbone. - by The Ash Files

via Invidious:
https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=_hiUO2aXfNE
(or YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hiUO2aXfNE)

"Someone who can leave a sentence where it lands without smoothing the edges - without rushing to make everyone comfortable - that person is dangerous... in the best possible way!"

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#Poetry #Inspiration #SelfConfidence #People #DareToThinkForYourself #Psychology

There will never be too many artists, the world needs your talent! 🎨💫 #mentalhealth #pawlfujiru #selfconfidence #furryartists #italianfurposting

A quotation from Emerson

   A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his.
   In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our spontaneous impression with good-humored inflexibility then most when the whole cry of voices is on the other side. Else to-morrow a stranger will say with masterly good sense precisely what we have thought and felt all the time, and we shall be forced to take with shame our own opinion from another.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Self-Reliance,” Essays: First Series, No. 2

More about this quote: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…

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Unicursal THEREBY SUCCESS BECOMES CERTAIN Propaganda from Hermetic Library Office of the Ministry of Information https://hermetic.com/information/thereby-success-becomes-certain/index

#propaganda #AleisterCrowley #education #truth #understanding #freedom #will #experience #resourcefullness #independence #SelfConfidence #success #certain

A quotation from Jean Kerr

If you can keep your head when about you are losing theirs, it’s just possible you haven’t grasped the situation.

Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Essay (1957), “Introduction,” Please Don’t Eat the Daisies

More about this quote: wist.info/kerr-jean/7876/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jeankerr #aplomb #calm #composure #crisis #emergency #ignorance #incomprehension #misunderstanding #sangfroid #selfconfidence #serenity #situation #steadiness #tranquility

Durch euch ist mein Leben voller Glück – Thanks to you, my life is full of happiness

(English below)

Pädagogen, Wissenschaftler, ja, Menschen mit klarem Verstand, wissen, daß Bildung wichtig ist und einen entscheidenden Einfluß auf die Lebensperspektive eines jeden Menschen hat.
Wie heißt es so schön? „Grau ist alle Theorie“. So richtig diese Theorie auch ist, sie wird erst mit Leben erfüllt, wenn sie von jungen Menschen mit Leben erfüllt wird und sie das aus eigener Erfahrung bestätigen.

Mindestens einmal im Jahr schreiben unsere Patenkinder an ihre Paten einen Brief, in dem sie ein wenig von sich selbst erzählen, wie es ihnen geht und welchen lebensverändernden Einfluß die Bildung hat, die sie dank ihrer Paten genießen können.
Lassen wir sie selbst zu Wort kommen:

„Ich möchte Ihnen meinen aufrichtigen Dank für Ihre großzügige Unterstützung aussprechen. Ihr Beitrag hat einen bedeutenden Unterschied gemacht und mir geholfen, meine Ziele mit Zuversicht und Motivation zu verfolgen. … Ich schätze Ihre Freundlichkeit, Ihr Vertrauen und Ihre anhaltende Unterstützung sehr. Vielen Dank, dass Sie an mich glauben und mich so positiv beeinflusst haben.“

„Ich möchte Ihnen meinen aufrichtigen Dank für Ihre Unterstützung meiner Ausbildung aussprechen. Dank Ihrer Förderung kann ich die Schule besuchen und mich ganz auf mein Studium konzentrieren. Ich mache stetige Fortschritte und hoffe, dass ich mit Ihrer freundlichen Hilfe auch in diesem Jahr weitermachen kann.“

„Ich bin ein glücklicher Mensch, jemanden wie Sie zu haben. Ich schätze Ihre Hilfe, die mich zu einem klugen Menschen macht …“

„Ich bin Ihnen wirklich dankbar für Ihre Freundlichkeit und Unterstützung, die mir geholfen haben, meine Ausbildung fortzusetzen.“

„Meine Familie und ich … danken Ihnen von ganzem Herzen für die Liebe, die Sie uns entgegengebracht haben, um mir bei meinem Studium zu helfen. … Sie haben viel aufgegeben, um mir zu helfen, meine Schulausbildung fortzusetzen.“

„Sie haben mir bei all meinen Studien geholfen, und heute studiere ich ohne jeglichen Druck.“

„Mit Ihnen ist mein Leben voller Glück, und ich wünsche mir, dass wir noch mehr Gründe haben, zu lächeln und einander zu lieben.“

„Sie haben mir geholfen, härter zu arbeiten und mir ein klares Ziel zu setzen, um erfolgreich zu sein.“

„Ich bin Ihnen dankbar für Ihre Hilfe, die mich zu dem gemacht hat, der ich heute bin.“

Wir freuen uns, daß unsere Jugendlichen aus eigener Erfahrung spüren, wie wertvoll die Chance ist, die sie durch die Förderung ihrer Paten bekommen, und diese Gelegenheit für ein hoffnungsvolles und selbstbestimmtes Leben in Würde beim Schopfe fassen.




Educators, scientists, indeed, people with clear minds, know that education is important and has a decisive influence on every person’s outlook on life.
How does the saying go? “All theory is gray.” As true as this theory is, it only comes to life when young people fill it with life and confirm it from their own experience.

At least once a year, our sponsored children write a letter to their sponsors in which they tell them a little about themselves, how they are doing, and what a life-changing influence the education they are able to enjoy thanks to their sponsors has had on them.
Let’s hear from them directly:

„I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your generous support. Your contribution has made a meaningful difference and has helped me progress toward my goals with confidence and motivation. … I truly appreciate your kindness, trust, and continued support. Thank you for believing in me and for the positive impact you have made.“

„I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your support of my education; your sponsorship has allowed me to attend school and pursue my studies with focus. I am making steady progress, and I hope to continue this year with
your kind help.“

„I am a lucky person to have someone like you. I appreciate your help which makes me a clever person…“

„I am truly grateful for your kindness and support which has helped me to continue my education.“

„Me and my family … thank you with a moving heart for the love you have shown us to help me in my studies. … You lost many things so that you helped me to continue my school.“

„You helped me in all my studies and nowadays I am studying without any pressure.“

„With you my life is filled with happiness and I wish we have more reason to smile and love each other.“

„You helped me to work harder and to set a strong goal of succeeding.“

„I appreciate you for your help that you give me that makes me the one who I am now.“

We are delighted that our young people can see from their own experience how valuable the opportunity they receive through their sponsors‘ support is, and that they are seizing this opportunity for a hopeful and self-determined life in dignity.

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A quotation from C. C. Colton

Power multiplies flatterers, and flatterers multiply our delusions by hiding us from ourselves.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 2, § 25 (1822)

More about this quote: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…

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A quotation from Emerson

In the occurrence of unpleasant things among neighbors, fear comes readily to heart and magnifies the consequence of the other party; but it is a bad counsellor. Every man is actually weak and apparently strong. To himself he seems weak; to others, formidable. You are afraid of Grim; but Grim also is afraid of you. You are solicitous of the good-will of the meanest person, uneasy at his ill-will. But the sturdiest offender of your peace and of the neighborhood, if you rip up his claims, is as thin and timid as any, and the peace of society is often kept, because, as children say, one is afraid and the other dares not.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1841), “Prudence,” Essays: First Series, No. 7

More about this quote: wist.info/emerson-ralph-waldo/…

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Self-doubt is just a story you keep telling yourself. Challenge it, trust your journey, and step boldly into your own power.
 
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#SelfConfidence #OvercomeDoubt #MindsetShift #BelieveInYourself #InnerStrength #PersonalGrowth #SelfEmpowerment #CourageToGrow #ThinkandGrowEducation #RayBehan #Personalities #Meditation

A quotation from Montaigne

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
 
[La plus grande chose du monde c’est de sçavoir estre à soy.]

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essays, Book 1, ch. 38 (1.38), “Of Solitude [De la solitude]” (1572) [tr. Frame (1943), 1.39]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #independence #individuality #selfconfidence #selfdetermination #selfknowledge #selfmastery #selfreliance #selfsufficiency #solitude

Why won’t my #abusive #parent admit they were wrong & apologise?
🧐"Many parents who abused their children will never apologise for te harm they've done; won’t acknowledge or admit te abuse at all.. A genuine apology reqs a shared #understanding of wat happened & why it was #unjust. Many perpetrators lack #selfconfidence, impulse control & #empathy. Tis often manifests as a string of #failed #marital relationship.. Things get more complex when te parent's abusing #alcohol"
https://theconversation.com/why-wont-my-abusive-parent-admit-they-were-wrong-and-apologise-267420

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

The man who underestimates himself is perpetually being surprised by success, whereas the man who overestimates himself is just as often surprised by failure. The former kind of surprise is pleasant, the latter unpleasant. It is therefore wise to be not unduly conceited, though also not too modest to be enterprising.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)

More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/795…

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A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

Dig within. There lies the well-spring of good: ever dig, and it will ever flow.
 
[Ἔνδον σκάπτε, ἔνδον ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ καὶ ἀεὶ ἀναβλύειν δυναμένη, ἐὰν ἀεὶ σκάπτῃς.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 7, ch. 59 (7.59) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/marcus-aureleus/7943…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marcusaurelius #marcusaureliusmeditations #goodness #happiness #innerself #selfawareness #selfconfidence #selfcontrol #selfdirected #selfknowledge #selfpossession #selfredemption #selfreflection #selfreliance #selfsufficiency #selfworth

Stille Kündigung & Arbeitsmotivation: Null Bock auf Job muss nicht sein - Die stille Kündigung ist ein Trend, weil immer weniger Menschen Lust auf ihren Job haben. Dabei ließe sich das einfach ändern: Was nervt, ist vor allem die Fremdbestimmung.
#Communication #Conflict #CorporateCulture #DreamJob #EmployerBranding #Future #Leadership #Motivation #Psychology #Relax #SelfConfidence #Stress #Team #TimeManagement

https://berufebilder.de/stille-kundigung-arbeitsmotivation-nullbock-job/

A quotation from Austin O'Malley

The weaker the man in authority, layman or cleric, the stronger his insistence that all his privileges be acknowledged.

Austin O'Malley (1858-1932) American ophthalmologist, professor of literature, aphorist
Keystones of Thought (1914)

More info about this quote: wist.info/omalley-austin/79219…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #austinomalley #insecurity #selfesteem #authority #character #ego #power #precedence #privilege #selfconfidence #weakness

Un peu comme les 3 bonheurs du jour, pour moi (et aussi au taf), j'ai un fichier qui s'appelle "Brag Doc" (et en perso, ça s'appelle "Brag me" ^^)
To Brag, en anglais, ça signifie, en gros, "se la péter". Pour le taf, c'est utile pour mettre en avant l'avancement de ses objectifs.
Pour le perso, c'est idéal aussi pour apprendre à avoir confiance en soi et en ses capacités. J'ai donc une page sur mon anytype, je la remplis pas tous les jours, mais de temps en temps, j'indique la date, et j'y écris ce dont je suis fière me concernant.

#BragMe #BragDoc #selfConfidence