Good Morning you all!
Since I have nothing better to do while I'm waiting for my daughters to finish breakfast so I can take them to school and go back to sleep, I looked up the definitions to "arrogance" and "confidence" and there is a subtle difference between the two.
Arrogance: a feeling or an impression of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims.
Confidence: a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances.
I think arrogant and confident people both think highly of themselves and their abilities, but the arrogant person takes every opportunity to announce to the world how wonderful and superior he/she is. Often at the expense of the feelings of others.
A confident person is, I think, more quiet about the whole thing. He/she knows what is what and doesn't have to constantly remind others of his/her greatness.
Example: My older daughter's Godfather is a Navy SEAL. For those of you familiar with the military, SEALs are basically the Navy's asskickers. They are proficient in sea, land and air exercises, they parachute, SCUBA dive, do demolition, are expert marksmen on several weapons, etc. etc. I know this because of wwhat I have read and what I have seen. I do not know this beccause my daughter's Godfather told me about what he does. In fact, he never talks about it. He's a modest, unassuming man and I couldn't imagine him bragging or using what he does to try to impress people ("Hey baby, I know 100 different ways to kill you). I figure, HE knows what he can do and to him that is all that counts. That is what I think of when I think of confidence.
Now, if he were running around telling everyone "Hey, I'm a SEAL, just like Charlie Sheen was in that bad movie! Only I really do all that stuff! Ain't I a stud???" Well, that would be just plain arrogance.
Hope this isn't too disjointed, haven't had much coffee yet. I'm off to take the kiddies to school then back to bed. Laters!
