Self-Esteem and Self-confidence

I have been spending most of the past week researching and reading about self-esteem and self-confidence for a project I am working on.
This is some heavy stuff.

I know there was a time in my life when both my self-esteem and self-confidence were at basement level. I felt as though I spent most of my days trying to climb out of a big black hole.

I never was sure if I was going to make it or if I deserved to.

Somewhere deep down inside though was a little voice that said I did matter. If not to anyone else at least to myself.

That was my first step out.

I have kept taking small steps since that day. Progress not perfection.

I'll let you know how it goes.