Posts made in June, 2012

A few weeks ago I wrote an article on confidence for a lifestyle magazine. I interviewed a number of people, one of whom was a friend who’d struggled with a lack of confidence as a child but had, through years of living and many small successes, come out of her shell and into herself. Her story wasn’t unique, but her eloquence provided me with some good quotes. It’s what I didn’t include in the article, however, that haunted me for weeks afterwards. It’s a story she told me about her eighteen-year-old son, Ben. I’ve known Ben since he was ten. He’s a deep thinker with a biting wit who is, like his mom used to be, a little low in confidence. He’s also an incredibly talented artist and writer. By the time he was in his early teens, Ben had filled a...