From SGIUSA, I'm Cassidy Bradford and this is bootability.

The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.

This week, we asked you, what do you tell yourself when you have self-doubt?

Some of you honestly shared that it's hard to encourage yourself in those moments.

One person wrote in that they often first say very unkind things to themselves,

but that they're actively working to change that pattern.

Some of you said that you can't

immediately encourage yourself with words, so you chant. One person said that they tell themselves,

my buddhahood is very dormant today. Let me try to reactivate it. And then they sit down and chant.

Many of you have some really powerful reminders that you tell yourself, like, I have

limitless potential.

While others have warm ways to shake off the feeling, like, don't overthink it.

When we're grappling with lack of belief in ourselves and the value of our life, there are so

many ways to respond.

It's honestly a journey to build a solid sense of self and the ability to pick ourselves

back up.

Today's episode is really about becoming a person who can cherish their life and take full

responsibility for their happiness.

Today's guest, a poor Vizahani of Denver, Colorado, shares how she won over deep loneliness

and anxiety in college to become someone confident and self-assured

no matter the circumstance.

My name is Apurvi Sahani and I live in Denver, Colorado.

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