How does one know exactly what they deserve? Do they deserve their significant other? Do they deserve the grade they received in class? Do they deserve to take a day off from their strenuous work out schedule? What do you deserve?

This question of "what does one deserve" came to my mind the other day while talking to my friend. They mentioned that they did not think they deserved the person that they were talking to at the moment claiming that the guy was "too nice" and that they were not good enough for him. However, my friend is incredibly sweet, beautiful, intelligent, funny and imaginative. I have no clue why they do not think they deserve him. I think that they deserve the world. So why would they settle for less? In fact, why would anyone settle for anything or anyone less than what we deserve?

These days It feels like a lot of people are "settling" life. They constantly feel as if they are not good enough; Not attractive enough to date someone that attractive. Not smart enough to pursue that major. Not good enough to get the job that they want to apply for. But who says? Who says you are not good looking enough? Fireworks are pretty but so are Christmas lights. They are both equally beautiful but just different kinds of beautiful. Who is to say what kind of beauty is more beautiful than another? Who says that you are not intelligent enough? IQ tests do not accurately measure one's intelligence in its entirety and grades do not necessarily measure how smart you are either. Who says you are not capable of a job? Even if you may not think you have have all the qualities that the job lists, you may have other qualities like passion or compassion that the people did not even know they were looking for.

But it is time to turn this common viewpoint around. It is time to realize that we are all awesome people. It is not up to someone else who decides what you deserve, it is up to you.

You are worth so much more then you think you are. You do not need to settle for anything less than everything. Do not think that you do not deserve the best. Make 2017 the year of getting what you deserve. You are a wonderful human being that is valuable to the world with all of your tenants, ideas, and soul. Go out there and get the things that you deserve.