Saturday, October 1, 2016

Butterflies in the stomach

This time last year I was struggling with self confidence with regards to my recitation of the Quran while leading the prayers. I would stumble even with simple verses that most of the time I can recite without any problem. I completely lose it after a series of stutters and mistakes, eroding whatever confidence I have left. It was a real struggle, to overcome the problem, to get back to normal. I had to start all over again, sort of. I focus on the short verses, never mind if I was repeating them frequently. My objective was not to make mistakes. That will slowly build up my confidence level once again. Today, I have recovered although I must say not fully. The butterflies in my stomach will not go, that's for sure but at least I am able to control them better now.

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