I have often wondered what it is that allows certain people to operate on this planet without the awful feeling of doubt. Why do I always feel that other people probably know more, or know better? I have hundreds of little and big examples of this. Many people default to the position of,

“I am right here, and you are wrong. I have an opinion, and it is based on fact, so I am right. If you disagree you are wrong.”

I sometimes feel crippled in certain situations by the following thought pattern,

"I wonder what is going on here?

Facts are almost never facts, it depends who you ask, and I just have a small piece of the whole picture.

I actually don’t know what I think about this or about that.

My view is not that important anyway.”

How important is it that other people agree with me? If they don’t agree with me are they bad people, or inferior people? Am I bad or inferior?

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