Collegiettes, even though we won’t admit it out loud, we have all felt at some point in our lives that we weren’t good enough. It’s an ugly and unpleasant feeling. Even the most confident girl in the room has felt this. It’s nothing to be ashamed of or embarrassed about. It’s an unpleasant feeling, but it’s about what we do after we go through that. Are we going to let it run our lives or are we going to move on?
Those who tell you that you aren’t good enough are going through their own insecurities. They tear you down, so that they can feel good about themselves. You cannot let those words define who you are. It does not define your worth. The only person who can define your worth is you. A man cannot define your worth. Your best friend cannot define your worth. Your family cannot define your worth. Society cannot define your worth. I repeat, you are the only person who can define your worth.
I cannot tell you that it’ll be sunshine and rainbows and that’ll be the only time someone makes you question your worth because you will come in contact with others who will try to make you feel worthless. You need to remember who you are though. You are so much more than the mean words they say about you. Do not be torn apart by little words that hold no meaning. They don’t know you. The only person that knows who you really are is yourself. Yes, we often say to certain people that someone we care about knows us better than we know ourselves, but at the end of the day only you know yourself.
I know that it isn’t always easy getting past nasty words like those. How are we supposed to come back from the words “you aren’t good enough” being spoken to us? We just move on and continue with our lives. We continue to remind ourselves how wonderful we are. We surround ourselves with those who only show us kindness and love. We stop putting in time with those who don’t give a damn about us. That is how we get past those words, ladies. If we let those words define us, then we’re letting the person who said them win. Why give that person more power? There is no reason to let those words stick with you because that is not how you are. You are worth so much more.
Let be the first of many to tell you this: you will always be good enough.