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imactinglikeanamateur · 1 year ago

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"...though her first instinct was still to protest... something else was growing. She'd have called it arrogance, and it frightened her. But arrogance and self-worth are two sides to a coin, and it will spend either way."

- Brandon Sanderson, Tress of the Emerald Sea

#brandon sanderson #cosmere #tress of the emerald sea #reading this i realise i have struggled with this exact idea my whole life. any time i view myself in a positive light #recognise a strength #i mistake it for arrogance or pride (derogatory). but self-worth is not so far off #and as i get better at being kind to myself i see it more frequently #i must remind myself that it is not a flaw to believe in yourself #you should read Tress of the Emerald Sea BTW #its excellent

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