It hurts. Being screamed at, insulted, and pushed around. They say “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” They couldn’t be more wrong. Each word is like a knife connected to a thick chain that has been lodged into my body and is CONSTANTLY dragging me down, drowning me. I'm fighting for air, struggling to be set free, but every time I get closer to breaking the surface, another chain wraps itself around me and pulls. It yanks me down and I can't help but wonder why I even bother. Bother to fight because after all….
STOP! ENOUGH!
When did I begin to define myself by the words and LABELS people have thrown my way? When did I decide that in order to be accepted and loved, I had to change myself to meet some absurd standard or mold? That the way I was now wasn’t good enough?
I am not some LABEL. I am uniquely me. There is no other person in this world that will think the same way or have the same exact combination of outgoing, possibly naive, and tad bit weird as me... Or you. There will be no other YOU. Treasure yourself. Love yourself. For who you are.
And yes, people’s words HURT and sometimes they’ll catch you off guard, by surprise, and knock you down. BUT they will NEVER determine your worth; your value. And yes it's hard and frightening to accept yourself COMPLETELY: the good, the bad, and the unknown. But it's okay because it's a journey we can take one step at a time to become the best version of ourselves. And it begins with self-love and acceptance.
When did I begin to define myself by the words and LABELS people have thrown my way? When did I decide that in order to be accepted and loved, I had to change myself to meet some absurd standard or mold? That the way I was now wasn’t good enough?
I am not some LABEL. I am uniquely me. There is no other person in this world that will think the same way or have the same exact combination of outgoing, possibly naive, and tad bit weird as me... Or you. There will be no other YOU. Treasure yourself. Love yourself. For who you are.
And yes, people’s words HURT and sometimes they’ll catch you off guard, by surprise, and knock you down. BUT they will NEVER determine your worth; your value. And yes it's hard and frightening to accept yourself COMPLETELY: the good, the bad, and the unknown. But it's okay because it's a journey we can take one step at a time to become the best version of ourselves. And it begins with self-love and acceptance.
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