“You’re so lucky!”

I love a big earring moment and just about every time I put a pair on someone makes the comment “you’re so lucky you can wear them”

I’ve got to say this attempted compliment leaves me feeling confused. 😕

I didn’t win an earring wearing competition. 🏆

There was actually zero luck involved when I chose the earrings I wanted to wear and wore them.

The comment is usually followed by “I could NEVER pull them off”

As I think about it I realise what the person is referring to is actually confidence, the confidence to choose something big and bold.

The confidence to  wear an accessory so big it could be mistaken for a Christmas tree ornament, the confidence to take up space.

You know what? 💎

There’s no luck involved in having confidence either.

Confidence isn’t something you win or something you’re lucky to have.

It’s something you can cultivate and it gets bigger when you do the harder things.

It’s a practice.

Confidence is cultivated through showing up as yourself and just like you can have the big earrings you can gain confidence too!