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Doubting myself

When you’re doubting yourself

Doubt has started making the decisions. Lines from people who knew it well, each checked against the original text.

  • “Our doubts are traitors”

    William ShakespeareMeasure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4

    For when the doubt has started making the decisions for you.

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  • “…in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.”

    Ralph Waldo Emerson“Self-Reliance”, Essays: First Series (1841)

    For when you’re doubting whether it’s worth staying yourself.

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  • “…by doing just actions we come to be just”

    AristotleNicomachean Ethics, Book II, ch. 1

    For when you doubt you can become anyone different.

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Other feelings

  • Overwhelmed
  • Restless
  • Anxious about what’s next
  • Lonely
  • Tired
  • Angry
  • Taken for granted
  • Quietly fine
  • Hopeful
  • Happy
  • Full of wonder

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