You may not believe you are good enough, or that you are not smart enough or maybe you believe some other lie about yourself. Whatever it may be that you do not see in yourself, there is someone who sees all the great in you. Someone who sees that you are good enough, that you are smart enough, that you are enough.

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the lies I tell myself every day and how I tear myself down every day because I so easily buy into those things. I am not writing this to say that I have the perfect plan for people to not believe in those lies, but I am saying that it is okay. Not every day is going to be the best day, not every day are you going to feel great about yourself, and that is okay. Of course, I wish I could say that I woke up every day and was completely happy with who I am, but sometimes that's just not how it is. I think sometimes the best thing we can do when we are feeling down is to just accept that, that day is not our best day, but there are so many more days that are going to be so much better.

Something that I hang on to when I am feeling down is knowing that I have friends and a God who loves me so much for exactly who I am and who will meet me where I am and pull me through the hard times. I used to think that I had to be more than enough, I had to be more than good, I had to be more than smart, I just had to be more. You can imagine how hard it was when I realized that I physically and emotionally could not be better than everyone and I am not better than everyone. Now, I don't think that I have to be better, but I still hold myself to a high standard.

To the girl who believes all the lies she tells herself,

Your feelings are valid. It is going to be okay. You are enough. You are loved. You are smart. There are people who care about you and will carry you through this hard time. Don't let the voices in your head consume you, don't fall victim to the lies you tell yourself. Because they are lies, they are not the truth. You are more than what you think and there are people who see that in you, all you have to do is see it in yourself every now and then.