Growth Rituals

Last night, I was having a conversation with one of my very close friends. While we were on the topic, I told him that I don't feel insecure about myself anymore. So then, in awe, he asked,  When was the last time you felt insecure about yourself? And,  What were the factors that made you insecure? I replied:  I don't remember. It must have been a very long time ago. "You're a very confident lady," he said. Saying that I don't remember anything about the factors that made me insecure was a lie because I do remember. However, I chose and still choose not to remember them.  Now, you may ask, how can you pretend to not remember something when you still do? I know sounds very tricky right. Let me just give you a very practical and easy example. So, do you know the temptation of wanting to eat junks when you're on a hardcore diet? It's the same exact feeling. You struggle to resist the temptation but still somehow for the sake of the hardcore diet and e