Tenth Gift: Confidence
I give you the gift of Confidence.
It is something you are going to need. With everything you have been given you are going to need the ability to use it all. There is nothing worse than the endless waste of gifts, talents the world never gets to see simply because the bearer of all that is great is a nervous coward.
Why, my sisters could have given you nothing. They could have shown up at this christening for the company and the food and the charm of you, the pretty little baby this party is about, and then left without a wave of a wand. And with my single gift you could still be more blessed than so many wandering souls I've seen.
I'm not bragging. I'm just saying Confidence is the great default. Ugly, dumb, awkward… Confidence can step in and cover all of those imperfections. It's brighter than beauty and louder than any list of facts you could shout.
I don't want you to be obnoxious, of course. Use your Confidence wisely—I'm sure you have the purity of heart to do so. True Confidence is bright and loud, but never blinding or deafening. All it does it make itself known, and that is something people can see.
But my sisters did grant their gifts, and without mine theirs would lie dormant for years until you finally mustered the bravery to use them. Whenever that would be. It is often spoken of a light hidden under a bushel. You are that light, and I want to remove that bushel.
Show everything you have. Step out and face the world and be proud of you and everything you are. Don't shy away from things, however dangerous, if they are what you want. Take what you deserve (and remember I mean to do all of this with the manners of the princess that you are). Don't fear things. There are very few things to fear, and surprisingly those things are rarely just things.
Do not back down, princess. Confidence can be your shield and your sword. People will see it and smell it on you.
Weak people fear Confidence. And this will leave only challengers worthy of you.