We constantly hear our friends talking about how they aren't good enough and we often say the same things about ourselves. It's a constant struggle that is not easily beaten. It's a hard concept to grasp for each individual person. Listen to these words that you're about to read. Let them sink in. Repeat the words out loud and think about them and yourself. I am enough.
We are all enough. We worry constantly about everything we do as a person. We worry about our hair, our skin, our makeup, our bodies, our personality, how funny we are, and how intelligent we are. When we don't compare to the ideal that society has created, we feel defeated. At a loss. Lesser of a person. But that is not the case.
You are the only person on this earth that can bring what you have to offer to the table. No matter your failures, there are still hundreds of things that you are, probably unknowingly, good at. So what if you don't look like models in magazines, as long as you are healthy and happy that's all that matters. We often let ourselves feel bad because we aren't perfect. Being perfect is impossible. Take the time to think about your life and all that you have accomplished. Look at your scars, your stretch marks, your freckles, your kind eyes, and your smile. You probably see imperfections among these qualities, but there really aren't any. They are the essence of you. You are the things that have helped you grow and evolve.
If someone close to you makes you feel as if you are not enough, kick them to the curb. Friends and family should build you up and make you feel as though you can take on the world. If they bring you down and make you upset, tell them.
If you make yourself feel like less of a person, don't worry. We've all been there at least once. Talk it out with a friend or make a list of all the things that you are good at and all of the things you have accomplished. I'm sure seeing that will make you crack a little smile.
Whatever the reason is that you feel like you don't measure up, analyze it. What made you think this way? If it was something another person said, decide if it is valid. If you agree with them, work on the change. If they were just being a jerk, ignore it and forget that it was ever said. If you believe this because of your own personal opinion, do more of the things you love. Spend some time getting to love yourself by doing things you enjoy.
Humans are not created in a mold, and thus should not be treated as such. Everyone is different in the way they look, interact with the world, and how they deal with life's pressures. Just because you don't choose to live like someone else does, doesn't make you insignificant. It makes you, you. That is something to celebrate.
Breathe in, let it out slowly, and repeat after me one more time. I am enough.
