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This Is How To Turn Self-Doubt Into Self-Confidence

It’s easier than you think

Liberty Forrest
8 min readMar 23, 2022

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Photo by author: Illustration by Witchy

“You don’t have to prove yourself to me. You don’t even have to prove yourself to you.” — Susan Atkins

This morning, I went for a walk in the woods, stopping in at Witchy’s to see if she wanted to join me. I found her sitting cross-legged in the shade of a big tree and studying a handful of Tarot cards spread on the moss in front of her.

“Morning, Witchy!” I called as I approached her little garden.

My sweet blue friend looked up at me, minus her big trademark smile.

“Hi, Liberty,” she replied flatly. Dropping her gaze, she stared at the cards once again.

“You don’t look too happy.”

“I’m not.”

“What’s up? Can I help?” I sat on the ground next to her.

“It’s these cards.”

“What’s wrong with the cards?”

“They’re dumb.”

“Okay, well, can you be more specific? Do you mean you don’t connect with this particular deck? Or you don’t understand the meaning of the cards in…

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