• I am capable and competent
• I am capable and competent
• I am capable and competent
• I am capable and competent
• I am capable and competent

Dang! This affirmation pierces me to the core. Me; the one who could never do anything right, the one who could never be good enough, the one who always needed someone else to do everything for me. I am capable and competent. I’m not self-sufficient and I hardly claim to be able to do everything myself, though my prideful self would surely love to do so. I still need to ask for help frequently. I still need to accept situations and circumstances over which I have no control. I still need to work to improve my skills and talents, but I DO have skills and talents. I’m not a complete buffoon. I am capable and competent. I’m not a disaster waiting to happen. I am capable and competent. I’ll probably never dance professionally, and I’ll probably always get chosen last for sports teams, with good reason. There are certain skills and talents I don’t have, and that’s okay. No one get to do everything. But right now, today, as a fellow human being upon the beautiful blue planet, I am capable and competent, and that is enough.