Lizabeth Yandel
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Lizabeth is a writer and musician based in San Diego, CA and originally from Chicago. She is a candidate in the poetry MFA at UC Irvine and is currently a poetry reader for The Adroit Journal. Her original music is available on Spotify.
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I Learned How to Believe in Myself
It's amazing how far into life you can get without believing in yourself whatsoever. These days, I'd compare it to learning to play the piano by using a paper keyboard and never really playing a piano. In theory, I suppose you could kind of do it, but... no not really, nope. Going through life without believing yourself is like never really experiencing what it's like to be you because you just end up constantly holding yourself back. It's like the silliest, most unnecessary kind of prison, yet it can feel so impossible to escape. I should know, I was in it for like 26 years. For what it's worth, here's (more or less) how I got out.
By Lizabeth Yandel7 years ago in Motivation
