Too many religious metaphors for one pep talk

Life is one long resume of underqualifications (new word?).

No, really, did anyone pop out knowing everything they were going to need for life? How fucking boring for them.

If you always think someone else is better suited than you, they will be, if only because you didn't have the balls to say, "Hey, I can do this damn fine!" and they did. She who hesitates is lost. Like I've been telling you, it's all about the act. Do you think Dad is "qualified" to teach teenagers about the Constitution? No effing way. But he's saying he is, and people are believing him.

The best thing I ever learned about getting away with stuff is act like you know what you are doing and no one else will notice you are out of line. In other words, believe in yourself. I know it sounds cheesy, but a healthy self-esteem is what gets stoopid people elected and snake oil salesmen rich.

It's also what leads good, honest people to happiness.

There is some principle thought up by Thomas Aquinas -- even if you don't truly believe in the tenets of Christianity, if you go through the motions, it is enough. Eventually the value of them will sink in and you will reap the benefits.

If you go through the motions of a "qualified" person, you will become that person. It's like that crappy "visualization" shit that the hippie yoga teachers are always going on about, only one (or ten) step better. Like the Buddha's Dhamma: if you know the Truth, you do the Truth, and if you do the Truth, you know the Truth.

It's up to you, Bon. I know you are feeling blue, maybe useless, but they would not give you the responsibility if they didn't think you could handle it. Whether you are qualified or not, they think you can do it. Live up to their expectations while you raise your own a bit higher...You can do it.

xxxAnnie